1. professional boxing, especially when conducted for money prizes

Examples

• He made his fortune in prizefighting during the 1920s.
• The state banned prizefighting for several decades.
• Prizefighting was once considered a disreputable sport.
• The champion retired from prizefighting at age thirty.
• Many cities prohibited prizefighting in the early 1900s.
• The documentary explored the golden age of prizefighting.