The ancient sport of bare-knuckle boxing is now going to be revived as a professional sport in Russia. The boxing federation of Russia is about to bring back the sport, even creating a new official department to oversee everything related to it.
The Reason
The decision was taken after experiencing the huge audience interest this year, congregated in several unofficial bouts throughout Moscow. Started since last year, these unofficial bouts are arranged and sponsored by the Moscow-based Hardcore Fighting Federation. Also, its online broadcasts have reached views in millions, which is giving a pretty much idea of the growing popularity of bare-knuckle boxing in the country.
The History
The introduction of gloves in the boxing arena had overtaken bare-knuckle fighting in the UK since 1892. Though unregulated by this, the sport has never been illegal in the UK. In many other countries, where this type of fighting was outlawed, it survived as a popular underground sport. During the Soviet era, the sport used to stay somewhere in the middle ground, where it was strangely neither allowed nor banned. But since the mid-1990s, there have been several moves to revive the sport.
The Russian Scene
The sport became popular in Russia during the late middle ages. Especially around Christmas and Easter, bare-knuckle fighting in teams or one-on-one was very common and popular. The fighting teams were selected from a particular street or a village. Sometimes, a grand spectacle of mass fighting used to happen, involving hundreds of people on both sides. Considering it a pagan tradition, the Russian Orthodox Church banned the sport around 1274, announcing ex-communication for the fighters. But, it was viewed as a sport of pride by the Russian tsars and the aristocratic society, few of whom were involved in the sport themselves. Hailing the pure physical prowess of the fighter, this straightforward sport of fist-fighting is now coming back to the arena in a huge way.
Roommate Struggles From People Who Would Rather Live Alone
If you’re old enough to have survived your college years, and you’re not related to Bill Gates, you’ve most probably encountered one or two roommates in your life. Maybe you were lucky and yours were easy to cohabitate with, but the majority of roommate stories are far from that. They range from funny to gruesome to plain weird. Here are 5 of them!
Hairy Soap
Imagine having your beloved soap covered in someone else’s body hair? Well, that’s happened to not one or two unfortunate people, so beware of unwanted hair from your roommate finding its way to your soaps and cosmetics.
Translucent Toilet Paper
It’s true that living together with someone often means you can’t afford to live on your own. You will, therefore, want to keep things budget-friendly, but does that really mean your roommate should be buying 1-ply toilet paper? You might as well go for no toilet paper altogether.
Ridiculous Roll Placement
Speaking of toilet paper, have you seen such atrocious and incorrect roll placements? Toilet paper positioning is a fairly straightforward process, but apparently some roommates have a hard time getting it right.
Flooded Carpet
Defrosting food can happen in so many ways, and some of them apparently involve leaving items on the floor so the carpet can soak it all in. If you have an inconsiderate roommate, it’s probably a good idea to make a quick carpet use quiz. You know, just to make sure they won’t do it, too.
Dirty Dishes — Every Roommate’s “Favorite”
Not many people are crazy about washing dishes, but we all need to do it. Sharing an apartment with someone probably means you don’t have the money to buy a dishwasher, and living with a lousy roommate can leave you with piles and piles of unsightly, dirty dishes. Ouch!