Key result
Since the 1930s, the average duration of a professional boxer's career has dropped from 19 to 5 years, and the mean number of career bouts has reduced from 336 to 13.
Why the study?
Does current era professional boxing reduce exposure to repetitive head trauma compared to historical controls in professional boxers?
Population
Professional boxers in the United Kingdom and Australia.
Comparison
Current era professional boxing vs Historical controls
Design
Review
Authors
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Shorter modern boxing careers may reduce head trauma exposure; leaves open whether this lowers chronic brain injury risk.
Does current era professional boxing reduce exposure to repetitive head trauma compared to historical controls in professional boxers?
The significant reduction in career duration and number of bouts in modern professional boxing suggests a lower risk of chronic traumatic brain injury compared to historical eras.
Clausen et al. (2005) conducted a review in Chronic traumatic brain injury (CTBI). Professional boxing vs. Historical controls (1930s) was evaluated on Boxing history and participation in sparring and professional bouts. Since the 1930s, the average duration of a professional boxer's career has dropped from 19 to 5 years, and the mean number of career bouts has reduced from 336 to 13.
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