Silver Gloves
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The Silver Gloves is an annual competition for amateur boxing
in the United States
. The contest is sponsored by Ringside, Inc.
The Silver Gloves are open to all non-professional pugilists age 10 to 15 years old. The Silver Gloves is not the Golden Gloves
amateur tournament, which is for amateur pugilists age 16 and over.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The contest is sponsored by Ringside, Inc.
The Silver Gloves are open to all non-professional pugilists age 10 to 15 years old. The Silver Gloves is not the Golden Gloves
Golden Gloves
The Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for amateur boxing in the United States. The Golden Gloves is often the term used to refer to the National Golden Gloves competition, but it also can represent several other amateur tournaments, including regional golden gloves...
amateur tournament, which is for amateur pugilists age 16 and over.