The distance (boxing)

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The distance, in boxing, refers to the full number of rounds in a match. It is frequently used in the expression "going the distance", which means fighting a full bout without being knocked out.[1]

In title fights, this is called "the championship distance", which once was 15 rounds but today usually means 12 rounds (See history section),[2] though there were some ten-round championship matches. Non-title fights can be of any length under 12 rounds but are typically 10 rounds or fewer. Women's championship boxing is ten rounds or fewer, each round lasting 2 minutes instead of 3 for men.

  1. ^ "go the distance 1. (boxing) to complete a bout without being knocked out." Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 11th Edition. Retrieved September 03, 2012.
  2. ^ Frank Lotierzo "15 Rounds: The True Championship Distance." Boxing Scene. March 11th, 2005.