Boxing Trivia

52+ Best Boxing Trivia Questions & Answers

Mike Oberman

Updated: June 15th, 2023

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Step into the ring and challenge your boxing IQ with these knockout trivia questions! From legends like Mike Tyson to the history of the sport, discover fascinating facts that will make you a true boxing nerd.

Easy

Question: Name the boxing promoter who survived getting shot in London in 1989?

Answer: Frank Warren

Question: How much do boxing gloves weigh in amateur competitions?

Answer: 10 oz

Question: In professional boxing, how many major weight classes are there?

Answer: 17

Question: What is the Size of Boxing Ring?

Answer: 24-foot-square ring

Question: In which US resort did Lennox Lewis regain his Heavyweight boxing titles by defeating Hasim Rahman?

Answer: Las Vegas

Question: Who became the world's youngest boxing Heavyweight Champion in 1986, aged 20?

Answer: Mike Tyson

Question: Which of these is the name of a boxing style?

Answer: Rope-a-dope

Question: The Marquess of Queensberry rules governing modern boxing since their publication in 1867, were drafted by who?

Answer: John Chambers

Question: When were the Marques of Queensbury rules drafted for boxing?

Answer: 1867

Question: What shape is a boxing ring?

Answer: Square

Question: Which of the following was a Heavyweight Boxing Champion BEFORE the others?

Answer: Rocky Marciano

Question: Which former world heavyweight boxing champion once took out a patent for a type of spanner?

Answer: Jack Johnson

Question: What nickname do boxing fans call 300 pound Eric Esch, King of the Four-Rounders?

Answer: Butter Bean

Question: Amateur boxing became an Olympic sport in?

Answer: 1908

Question: Who shocked the boxing world by knocking out Mike Tyson in 1990?

Answer: James 'Buster' Douglas

Question: Which of the following was a Heavyweight Boxing Champion BEFORE the others?

Answer: James Douglas

Question: Which of these boxing classes is heaviest?

Answer: Light heavyweight

Question: Who received a reported $25 million for a 1995 boxing match that lasted 89 seconds?

Answer: Mike Tyson

Question: What does the letter C stand for in the boxing organization W. B. C.?

Answer: Council

Question: What nationality are the Klitschko brothers, World Heavyweight Boxing Champions?

Answer: Ukrainian

Question: In boxing, which weight category comes in between Flyweight and Featherweight?

Answer: Bantamweight

Question: What are the first names of the Klitschko brothers, World Heavyweight Boxing Champions?

Answer: Vladimir and Vitaly

Question: In what year did Muhammad Ali retire from professional boxing?

Answer: 1981

Question: In professional boxing the person who treats a boxers cuts is called?

Answer: Cutman

Question: What boxing weight class is limited to 190 pounds?

Answer: Cruiserweight

Question: What does the 'T' in the boxing term 'TKO' mean?

Answer: Technical

Question: In boxing, which weight comes between flyweight and featherweight?

Answer: Bantamweight

Question: Which British boxing champ was born in Hungary?

Answer: Joe Bugner

Question: How old was Amir Khan when he defeated Andreas Kotelnik in 2009 to win boxing's WBA belt?

Answer: 22

Question: In which US city is the Kronk boxing gymnasium?

Answer: Detroit

Question: Which of these boxing weights is the lightest?

Answer: Flyweight

Question: What is the padded target attached to gloves and used in boxing training?

Answer: Focus mitt

Question: Which of these films centers on the world of women's boxing?

Answer: Million Dollar Baby

Medium

Question: In 2008, which team won the most boxing medals?

Answer: Cuba

Question: Who did Frank Bruno defeat to become World Boxing Champion in 1995?

Answer: Oliver McCall

Question: Which of these won the Olympic Superheavyweight Boxing title BEFORE the others?

Answer: Lennox Lewis

Question: Who made his debut for Liverpool on Boxing Day 1950?

Answer: Jack Haigh

Question: Who was the first Triple Champion of boxing?

Answer: Robert James Fitzsimmons

Question: The first boxing rules, called the Broughton's rules, were introduced when?

Answer: 1743

Question: Who won gold in heavyweight boxing at the Junior Olympic Games in 1982?

Answer: Mike Tyson

Question: Which of these weights would come under super flyweight in professional boxing?

Answer: 8 stone 2 pounds

Question: Who won the Olympic Heavyweight Boxing Title EARLIEST?

Answer: Teofilo Stevenson

Question: Which of these was World Heavyweight Boxing Champion for most of the 1940s?

Answer: Joe Louis

Question: In boxing, what is the term for moving down and to one side to avoid a punch?

Answer: Bobbing

Question: Who was the first former world heavyweight boxing champion to regain the title?

Answer: Floyd Patterson

Question: Which of the following was a Heavyweight Boxing Champion BEFORE the others?

Answer: Mike Weaver

Question: Which of these weights would come under light middleweight in professional boxing?

Answer: 10 stone 12 pounds

Question: Boxing... How did the 'Thrilla In Manila' between Ali and Frazier in 1975 end?

Answer: Stopped in 14th round

Question: The fitness workout regime known as 'boxilates' is a mix of boxing and what?

Answer: Pilates

Question: A standard boxing ring is between which of these sizes?

Answer: 16ft & 25ft

Question: Who was honored as the world's heavyweight boxing champion in 1970?

Answer: Joe Frazier

Question: Barry McGuigan won the WBA boxing title - at which weight?

Answer: Featherweight