Queensberry rules

Queensberry rules, basic rules of modern boxing, drawn up in 1865 under the auspices of John Sholto Douglas, 8th Marquess of Queensberry, supplanting London prize-ring rules. Innovations included the use of padded gloves instead of bare fists, a 10-sec count to determine a knockout, and the division of the bout into rounds with intermissions.

See also: Boxing.