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Lace Up Boxing Gloves

Shows: A pair of lace-up boxing gloves hanging by their laces from the top rope of a boxing ring.
Creator: Danielaarceo123
Date: 16 October 2018
Source: Wikimedia Commons, “Lace Up Boxing Gloves.jpg”
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Changes: Converted to black and white and resized. Not cropped. This adapted version is offered under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Used on: Home page, professional boxing panel

GMC Octagon

Shows: A mixed martial arts cage on a raised platform beneath a lighting rig in an arena with empty seats.
Creator: GMC-MMA
Date: 4 July 2013
Source: Wikimedia Commons, “GMC Octagon.jpg”
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Changes: Converted to black and white, cropped slightly at the left and right edges to a 3:2 shape, and resized. This adapted version is offered under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Used on: Home page, professional mma panel

BKFC Florence 2025 Event

Shows: A wide view of a full indoor arena, with a roped ring lit at the centre of the floor and spectators seated at tables and in the stands.
Creator: KaoriKellyBarbie
Date: 25 April 2025
Source: Wikimedia Commons, “BKFC Florence 2025 Event.jpg”
Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
Changes: Converted to black and white and resized. Not cropped.
Used on: Home page, bare-knuckle boxing panel

Black boxing gloves

Shows: A worn pair of black leather lace-up boxing gloves resting on a table, the laces loose.
Creator: Airman 1st Class Kerelin Molina, U.S. Air Force
Date: 5 August 2009
Source: Wikimedia Commons, “Black boxing gloves.jpg”
Licence: Public domain (work of the United States Government)
Changes: Converted to black and white and resized. Not cropped. Use of a U.S. Air Force photograph does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Air Force or the Department of Defense.
Used on: Fighter Health page

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Standardized Post-Bout Ringside Concussion Screening in Combat Sports: Systematic Evidence Review and Development of the RACE1 Ringside Acute Concussion Examination Casey C. Sears. Combat Sports Regulation and Science, Report No. CSX-003. 2026. https://doi.org/10.67999/csx.003. Rights: All rights reserved.
Ringside Physician Stoppage Authority in United States Combat Sports Commissions: A Critical Clinical Review of Neidecker, John, and Wheelock (2025) Casey C. Sears. Combat Sports Regulation and Science, Report No. CSX-001. 2026. https://doi.org/10.67999/csx.001. Rights: All rights reserved.
The aftermath of boxing revisited: identifying chronic traumatic encephalopathy pathology in the original Corsellis boxer series Goldfinger MH, Ling H, Tilley BS, Liu AKL, Davey K, Holton JL, Revesz T, Gentleman SM. Acta Neuropathologica. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00401-018-1926-8. Rights: CC BY 4.0.
Self-Efficacy and Depression in Boxers: A Mediation Model Chen X, Qiu N, Chen C, Wang D, Zhang G, Zhai L. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2020. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00791. Rights: CC BY 4.0.
Effect of Weight Class on Regional Brain Volume, Cognition, and Other Neuropsychiatric Outcomes among Professional Fighters Bray MJC, Tsai J, Bryant BR, Narapareddy BR, Richey LN, Krieg A, Tobolowsky W, Jahed S, Shan G, Bernick CB, Peters ME. Neurotrauma Reports. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1089/neur.2020.0057. Rights: CC BY 4.0.
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)—features and forensic considerations Byard R, Tiemensma M, Buckland ME, Vink R. Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-023-00624-3. Rights: CC BY 4.0.

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