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3. The Cultural and Physiological Function of the Bare Torso

While it shares the name "boxing," it serves a different function than the sport that demands athletes put their bodies through rigorous training to earn respect in a, as studies show, heavily gender-negotiated space. topless boxing

: Elizabeth Wilkinson , often called the "Mother of Women's Boxing," was a prominent figure in the 1720s. While she sometimes fought fully clothed to signal her status as a serious athlete, she frequently challenged opponents to bare-knuckle brawls that professionalised female fighting for the first time. Evolution into Entertainment as studies show