boxing

[English4everyone]

What is the verb for boxing? Play boxing or do boxing?
Are these correct?
I am playing / doing boxing tonight.
I used to play / do boxing 20 years ago.

 

[SoothingDave]

"To box" is the verb. I am boxing tonight. We're going to watch some guys boxing. I used to box when I was younger.

 

[English4everyone]

Thanks.
But is it possible to use it as noun with another verb? Maybe go or do?

 

[5jj]

Not usually.

 

[emsr2d2]

You might hear "I'm going boxing tonight" but only in the same way we would say "I'm going swimming". What it means is "I'm going somewhere where I will box".

"To box" is the verb. Not all sports/activities can be used in this way, but this one can. Here are some more:
"To swim"
"To wrestle"
"To rock-climb"
"To skydive"
"To fence"
"To ski"