1
: a person who engages in the sport of boxing
2
: any of a German breed of compact medium-sized dogs with a short usually fawn or brindled coat
: a member of a Chinese secret society that in 1900 attempted by violence to drive foreigners out of China and to force Chinese converts to renounce Christianity
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Noun (1)
that boxer is quite famous for being the youngest heavyweight champion ever
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He was initially slated to receive $40 million for beating the retired boxer.
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While Paul has an 11-1 record as a boxer, Chavez Jr. has amassed 54 wins against other professionals and has participated in 62 career fights.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
Sydney Sweeney was not afraid to pull punches when playing real-life Christy Martin in the upcoming biopic about the boxer, which wrapped production last November.
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Noun
He, Durant and Iverson were joined in the letter by former boxer Roy Jones Jr., former Dallas Cowboys star Dez Bryant, former NFL star Antonio Brown and former NFL player and prominent cannabis advocate Ricky Williams.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
He was initially slated to receive $40 million for beating the retired boxer.
—Tamaryn Waters, USA Today, 28 June 2025
While Paul has an 11-1 record as a boxer, Chavez Jr. has amassed 54 wins against other professionals and has participated in 62 career fights.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
Sydney Sweeney was not afraid to pull punches when playing real-life Christy Martin in the upcoming biopic about the boxer, which wrapped production last November.
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 28 June 2025
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“Boxer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boxer. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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boxer
1 of 2 noun
box·er
ˈbäk-sər 
: one that engages in the sport of boxing
boxer
2 of 2 noun
: any of a German breed of medium-sized dogs with a smooth coat and a short square face
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