No. 8,670 in Swedish

boxning

Boxning: Boxing (a combat sport where two people fight using their fists).

In a sentence

Boxning är en populär sport runt om i världen.
Boxing is a popular sport around the world.
In this sentence, the word 'Boxning' is used as the name of a sport, demonstrating a general noun usage to refer to the activity of boxing.
Min bror har tränat boxning i flera år.
My brother has been training in boxing for several years.
Here, 'boxning' indicates a specific practice or training activity related to the sport, showing its use in progressive action.
Vi går och tittar på en boxningsmatch i helgen.
We are going to watch a boxing match this weekend.
In this example, 'boxning' is compounded with 'match' to describe an event where boxing takes place, used in combination to specify a type of event.

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