Pugilism

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pugilism
    n 1: fighting with the fists [syn: {boxing}, {pugilism},
         {fisticuffs}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pugilism \Pu"gil*ism\, n. [L. pugil a pugilist, boxer, akin to
   pugnus the fist. Cf. {Pugnacious}, {Fist}.]
   The practice of boxing, or fighting with the fist.
   [1913 Webster]