Moscow has long been the centre of sports life in Moscow, as it brings together traditions and innovations in physical culture. At the end of the 19th century, sports societies, including boxing, began to appear.
At first, only the aristocrats were attracted to boxing, but this sport has spread widely in the Soviet Union. And it was kind of like this…
The first official boxing club in Moscow was organized in 1894. He was run by an invited coach from France. The box was then seen as a wild woman from Europe and was often in circus and feasts. The interest in this sport has gradually grown, which has laid the foundation for the emergence of other boxing clubs.
The trainings were very different from the modern ones — the alloy of noble aesthetics, the circus force, and the English boxing school. However, the basic rules of the boxing were in place at that time.
In the 1930s, the boxing in Moscow became massive. The sections were opened, the first competitions were held, and the Dynamo stadium became the centre of sports life in the capital. It was in those years that serious training of boxers began, which later brought international victory to the USSR.
In 1939 there was a festival in the USSR — Physician’s Day. Parades were held where athletes marched through the streets, demonstrating synchronous exercises and forming live figures. The boxers, of course. The parades were a symbol of the power and health of the Soviet people.
In 1980, the Olympics took place in Moscow, with 80 countries participating. The USSR sent its best boxers there, who received several awards.
At that time, the Moscow Box School ' s tradition of technology and endurance was already established. Later, boxing in Moscow only developed, but used the same work.