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When did boxing become an Olympic event in ancient Greece?

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Map of southeastern Europe highlighting Greece and marking the location of Olympia with a red star, indicating its status as a World Heritage Site. Olympia is shown in the western part of the Peloponnese peninsula, surrounded by neighboring countries and nearby seas including the Ionian, Aegean, and Mediterranean. — Olympia Olympia was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1989.

Boxing was officially introduced as an Olympic event in ancient Greece during the 23rd Olympiad, which took place in 688 BCE.123