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Boxing is sometimes called' the noble art of self defence'. According to some people, boxing appeals to the lowest instincts in the ...11... who have come to watch blood flow and their fellow human suffer Boxers who are medically fit appear in the ...12... The referee sometimes allows the...13... to go on for long so that one of the ...14... is reduced to a human punch bag.It may happen that the boxers are not well ...15... one being much stronger than the other, as a result of which he so much...16... his opponent that he wins ...17... Many boxers have suffered permanent brain...18... in the ...19... of punches that have been thrown at them during their ...20...

Choose the most appropriate option for the gap labelled [...13...] above.

bout

match

performance

contest

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The most appropriate option for the gap labelled [...13...] is "bout." A bout is a boxing match, or a competition between two boxers. The referee is the person in charge of overseeing the bout and making sure that the rules are followed. In some cases, the referee may allow the bout to go on for longer than usual if neither of the boxers seems to be winning.

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