In brief: A survey was conducted of boxing injuries at the US Olympic Training Center (USOTC) from January 1977 through August 1987. The purpose was to determine the types of acute and chronic injuries sustained by amateurs during training, sparring, and competition. During the study period 447 injuries occurred. (The total number of boxers was unobtainable.) Most injuries were to the upper extremity (32.9%), followed by the lower extremity (23.9%), head and face (including eyes, ears, nose, and mouth/throat) (20.5%), and back (6.9%). Cerebral injuries accounted for only 6.5% of all injuries, probably because boxing at the USOTC is primarily noncompetitive and more blows to the head occur during competition than during sparring and training.