The Cambridge University Light Weight Challenge Cup: a boxing trophy first competed for in 1865 and won by ''the father of modern boxing'' The Marques

The Cambridge University Light Weight Challenge Cup: a boxing trophy first competed for in 1865 and won by ''the father of modern boxing'' The Marquess of Queensberry, a hallmarked Victorian silver goblet engraved with the names of winners between 1865 and 1871, height 16.5cm., 6 1/2in. The Marquess of Queensberry rules is a code of generally accepted rules in the sport of boxing. They were named so because John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry publicly endorsed the code, although they were actually written by a sportsman named John Graham Chambers. The code of rules on which modern boxing is based, the Queensberry rules were the first to mention gloves in boxing and are intended for use in both professional and amateur boxing matches, thus separating it from the less popular American Fair Play Rules, which were strictly intended for amateur matches. In popular culture the term is sometimes used to refer to a sense of sportsmanship and fair play. In 1864 he entered Magdalene College, Cambridge, which he left two years later without taking a degree. He was more distinguished in sport, and as well as boxing he played college cricket as well as running, hunting and steeplechasing.