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Are 12 round fights ever non-title fights?.

Out of all boxers that turn Pro, how many get to fight for titles?.

Generally are debut professional fights 4 or 6 rounds, does anyone ever go in at 8 rounds?.

TheGreatBoxer wrote:Are 12 round fights ever non-title fights?.

Out of all boxers that turn Pro, how many get to fight for titles?.

Generally are debut professional fights 4 or 6 rounds, does anyone ever go in at 8 rounds?.

yes
depends on what you mean by title. i say 4.3%
4, yes

Yes
A small percent
And yeah usually 4 however it's not a rule that all stick to. I know Lomachenko debuted in a 10 rounder, think Inoue was 8 and some Thais begin with 10 and 12 rounders (I.e Denkaosan Kaovichit)

TheGreatBoxer wrote:Are 12 round fights ever non-title fights?.

Out of all boxers that turn Pro, how many get to fight for titles?.

Generally are debut professional fights 4 or 6 rounds, does anyone ever go in at 8 rounds?.

Almost always a 12 round fight is for some "title.'' Sometimes the "title' is something like North American Federation or Pan European, or something. I haven't seen a 12 round fight where they didn't call it some title, but it may have happened.


As someone wrote, depends what you call a title. Even with the inflation of the word "title," I'd still say it's a small percentage.

8 rounds or more is rare for a pro debut but it has happened. 4 is the norm, sometimes 6.

Roy Jones Jr debuted with a 8 rounder.

Interesting that Thais starting fighting at 12 rounds, why is that?.

TheGreatBoxer wrote:Interesting that Thais starting fighting at 12 rounds, why is that?.

Not all, just some. Usually because they have a lot of Muay Thai experience. Similar to good amateurs starting in 6/8. The experience they have usually makes the 4 rounders a bit pointless.

Could also be a case that a lot of Thais don't actually have full records so it may be difficult to confirm if it really was their debut.

In Australia it is 8 for state titles, 10 for Australian titles and 12 for international titles

How long is Muay Thai title fight?.