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Evidence leads to believe boxing was prevalent in North Africa in 4000 BC and was also popularly played in Greek and Rome. http://www.historyofboxing.info
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The first prizefight took place in the early 1680s. James Figg became the first champion of boxing from England in the year 1719 http://historyofsports.net/page.php?id=5
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The first boxing competition occurred between the Duke of Albemarle, Christopher Monck, and his butler. Resulting in the butler taking the win. http://historyofsports.net/page.php?id=5
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The creation of boxing rules, the sport began to focus on safety. http://historyofsports.net/page.php?id=5
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Jack Broughton came up with Broughton Rules in the year 1743, which stated that when an opponent was down for a count of thirty, the fight ended, also that striking a fighter that was down or that striking the opponent anywhere below the waist was forbidden. Broughton is also created mufflers, which were the predecessors to the modern day boxing gloves used today. http://historyofsports.net/page.php?id=5
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A court case determined that bare knuckled fighting was rules as an assault, regardless as to whether or not those that participated in the fights did so willingly. The landmark case of R v. Coney led to the end of public bare knuckle fights in England. http://historyofsports.net/page.php?id=5
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In 1902, a London dentist, Jack Marles invented the first mouth guard for boxers. The mouth guards were designed for training sessions until in 1913, Welterweight fighter Ted "Kid" Lewis became the first boxer to use a protective mouthpiece in the ring http://www.historyofboxing.info
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The establishment of National Boxing Association (NBA) ensured a fair governing body that looked into the game and its success. The main aim of the NBA was to arrange championships between the best talents and look after boxing ethics and popularity of the game http://www.historyofboxing.info
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The International Amateur Boxing Association was formed in 1946 and it is the first international body for amateur boxing. http://www.historyofboxing.info
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The death of Duk Koo Kim reduced the number of match totals from 15 to twelve when going to 15 proved too much. http://historyofsports.net/page.php?id=5
