# prizefighting

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Professional boxing, in which two fighters compete for a prize.

## Etymology
See prizefight. Originally Prize Playing, with play referring to sparring, a practice fight. By surface analysis, prize + fighting.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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