What are the differences between boxing and kickboxing?

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both are different forms and boxing is a olympic sport with a lot more rulesin boxing you can even lift your leg other then stepping and footwork, only attack option is punchkickboxing includes kick & punches but also some forms have knees and elbow attacks
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