Differences between sports and services can exist in both good and bad ways – the differences may be made to better suit a new audience that are looking to use a service, or differences exist for athletes or those taking part to better take advantage of unique factors too – for women’s boxing many of these changes aren’t so uniform, those looking to wager by taking advantage of a  Pinnacle VIP code for registration may run into these differences quite early on too, particularly between different organizations. So, what are the biggest differences in women’s boxing?

Weight class differences – With a limited number of women’s athletes in combat sports, although growing year by year, weight classes have become quite the topic of contention and change between different organizations too. Some will keep the same weight categories adjusted for men’s boxing, but others will be very limited here – one of the big problems with women’s boxing is there isn’t really any unified rule for weight classes which can be a problem for some fighters particularly with some coming in a bit heavier on fight night – as the sport grows and a greater number of athletes become active, figuring out exactly where the weight classes need to be will lead to a more fair competition.

Differences in the distance, too – Avid watchers will be well aware of the difference in round times for women’s boxing too – made up of 10 rounds lasting two minutes each, it falls shorter of the near-40-minute affair that makes up the longer 12-round fights in men’s boxing. This has been attributed to physiological, psychological, and physical differences between men and women as stated by the WBC, but with other sports and organizations like the UFC keeping time rules the same between men and women’s fighters, it raises the question of whether a difference is really needed.

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Little difference in equipment used for now – One of the few things that remain the same across different organizations, genders, and combat sports as a whole is that protective gear often remains the same. Women boxers are required to wear headgear for a little longer than male fighters in comparison, but mouthguards and protectors around the pelvis are essential bits of kit. There’s also little difference between the gloves, those under the 147-lb cut off will stick to 8oz gloves in both men’s and women’s boxing, and those above that weight will change to the 10oz option instead, although the majority of women’s boxing will take place in the 8oz gloves.
As women’s boxing continues to grow there are hopes more clarity will grow, particularly around more.

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