Boxing (1981 video game) Boxing (1981 video game) Boxing is a multiplayer sports video game written by Tom Loughry and published by Mattel Electronics for its Intellivision video game system in 1981. The game simulates a 15-round boxing match with the goal of knocking out the opponent; at the time of the game's release a real-life professional boxing match may have lasted up to 15 rounds. "Boxing" allows each player to select one of six boxers, each with a different set of strengths and weaknesses. To start the game one must select a fighting speed by pushing the numbers one, two or three on
Women's boxing in Scranton, The United States. International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge announced that it would be an Olympic sport at the 2012 Games in London. Women were allowed to competitively box for the first time at the Olympics during the 2012 Summer Olympics, producing the world's first 12 female Olympic medalist boxers. In 2015 the World Boxing Federation unified various women's titles to have one title holder. Barbara Buttrick was the first televised boxing match between two women on television and radio. During the 1970s, a popular female boxer named Cathy 'Cat' Davis came out of the United States