Physical training in professional boxing

Abstract

Professional boxing is a sport popular all over the world, and thanks to its spectacle, it arouses considerable interest from both spectators and experts. It is a high-intensity sport that requires a number of well-adapted physical and physiological characteristics to ensure maximum efficiency and competitiveness in matches. Punches are intended for both offensive and defensive actions, as well as for combining quick blows with the whole body with the speed of strength development. The resulting arm momentum and isometric muscle activity contribute to powerful strokes. The use of multi-faceted exercises in order to improve the rotational range of motion, the speed of force development and the segmentation of the sequence is recommended for the development of an effective stroke. It is necessary to use different training methods to achieve maximum results. The medical aspects and potential health risks of participating in training and competition were discussed. However, there are no comprehensive sources of applied sports scientific research on the preparation of professional boxers for competition. A boxer who receives individual and reasoned recommendations at all stages of training is an athlete who enters the ring with a lower risk of serious injuries in the short and long term. A limitation of this approach is that body weight (category), gender, ethnicity, and individual performance standards must be considered. A number of studies on the preparation of professional boxers for competitions were analyzed. The scientific support of the research of professional boxing is especially important in the interests of the health of athletes, interesting for the international audience, mass media, as well as medical and scientific communities.