Fistiana
[fis-tee-an-uh, -ah-nuh] /ˌfɪs tiˈæn ə, -ˈɑ nə/
noun, Informal.
1.
the sport or world of boxing:
one of fistiana’s most colorful characters.
noun
The sport or business of prizefighting; the boxing game: that hotbed of fistiana known as Las Cruces (1840+)
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