Queensberry Rules Established in 1867

The Queensberry rules, on which the modern sport is based, were published in 1867. The Marquess of Queensberry rules for boxing was a code of generally accepted rules in the sport.  According to Wiki, they were named so because John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry publicly endorsed the code,  although they were 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.