Boxing Duel

A Boxing Duel (ボクシング・デュエル Bokushingu Dyueru) is a style of Action Duel that combines battling between monsters with battling between the Duelists themselves.

When a Boxing Duel is about to happen, a designated party declares a set amount of Rounds, which last 2 of each player's turns apiece, then the "Title Ring" Action Field Spell Card is activated. As the name states, the Duelists in a Boxing Duel fight each other using actual boxing maneuvers while simultaneously Dueling with their monsters, increasing the interactivity of the battle. Battles between Duelists take place during the Battle Phase of each turn, which can be declared even with no monsters on the turn player's field so that a monster-less Duelist can still battle their opponent.

Like in normal boxing, Duelists can be knocked down if they take enough hits from their opponent, and if they do, a designated referee begins a 10-count, and if the Duelist fails to get up by then, it is declared a KO and that player loses. Similarly, if a player is knocked down three times in one round, they automatically lose by way of TKO.

Any moves that are illegal in real boxing are illegal in Boxing Duels, and committing an illegal maneuver results in a 1000-damage penalty to the culprit. To prevent players from circumventing these penalties, card effects that cause players to gain Life Points do not activate in Boxing Duels. For cases of repeated and intentional use of illegal tactics, the Duelist can be disqualified altogether and possibly forbidden from partaking in Boxing Duels for life.

Due to the legitimate danger of Boxing Duels, various precautions need to be taken. Duelists are outfitted with special gloves and safety gear to largely prevent true injury, though not enough so that Duelists cannot be knocked down by the opponent. Also, to prevent Duelists from being overly aggressive fighters, Duelists are only allowed to fight each other during the Battle Phase, given only 1 minute to do whatever they can before they are forced apart.

Boxing Duels are only known to be taught and practiced at Knockout Duel School.