Shockboxing

Shockboxing was a violent and often dangerous sport where combatants fought each other in a ring using electrified gauntlets known as shockmitts. These gloves could deliver blows of varying levels of electrical intensity, from stun to more lethal levels. A popular training method amongst military units, shockboxers were typically tough and skilled at Melee combat.^[1] A regulation shockboxing match was divided up into ten equal two-and-a-half minute phases, with one-minute breaks between each phase.^[2] Barabels were frequent participants and known to be exceptionally suited to the sport.^[1] For several years, the Outer Rim title holder in shockboxing was the ferocious Barabel Tull Raine.^[2]

Vycinyth and Reuss VIII both hosted shockboxing events.

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Appearances

• "Echoes of the Jedi" – Dawn of Defiance campaign
• "Seregar Turnabout" — No Disintegrations (Mentioned only)
• The Jewel of Yavin (Mentioned only)
• "Fists of Ion" on Hyperspace (backup link) (original site is defunct)

Non-canon appearances

• "Murder on the Executor" (Mentioned only) (Unlicensed)

Sources

• Heroes & Rogues (First mentioned)
• Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy
• Lords of the Expanse
• Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear
• Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds
• Galaxy at War
• Slugthrowers: An Overview of Popular Music and Musicians in a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Part 1 on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)
• Sports in the Star Wars Galaxy Part 2: Take Me Out to the Ball Game on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)
• Lords of Nal Hutta

Notes and references