The origins of boxing can be traced back to ancient civilizations. The earliest evidence of boxing dates to around 3000 BCE in Mesopotamia. Ancient Greeks included boxing in the Olympic Games as early as 688 BCE, where fighters wrapped their hands in leather straps for protection. The Romans later adopted the sport, though it often turned brutal, leading to its decline after the fall of the Roman Empire.
Modern boxing emerged in 18th-century England, where it was formalized with the introduction of rules. The London Prize Ring Rules in 1743 and later the Marquess of Queensberry Rules in 1867 established weight classes, round