{"id":22809,"date":"2020-06-05T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=22809"},"modified":"2023-03-22T06:34:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T11:34:41","slug":"why-there-are-12-rounds-in-boxing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/why-there-are-12-rounds-in-boxing\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Are There 12 Rounds In Boxing?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Nowadays in boxing the final bell sounds once\nthe 12th round comes to an end in top level and world title fights. But that\nwasn\u2019t always the case. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before a change in the rules the end of the 12th\nround didn\u2019t signal the conclusion of a bout but rather the beginning of what\nwere known as the original \u2018championship rounds\u2019 ahead of the 15th and final\nperiod. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018Going the distance\u2019 once meant completing 45\nminutes of action in the ring instead of the current 36 minutes in the big\nclashes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So why are there 12 rounds in boxing today? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nRounds Reduced After Tragic Fatality In The Ring<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n