ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Physiol.
Sec. Exercise Physiology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fphys.2025.1639227
This article is part of the Research TopicEmerging technologies in sports performance: data acquisition and analysisView all 5 articles
The Relationship Between Visual Ability Assessment and Competitive Boxing Performance in Female Amateur Boxers
Provisionally accepted
YOULIN XIAO1
Gao Dongxu2
Chao Chen1*
Mingnan Zhuang3Yuankun Long1Qiang Wei1Huihui Zhong4Zihao Zhao5Peng Zhang6Dexin Wang7- 1Sports College, Dalian University, Dalian, China
- 2Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
- 3Tianjin University of Sport, Tianjin, China
- 4Suzhou Vocational University, Suzhou, China
- 5Shaanxi Institute of International Trade & Commerce, Xi'An, China
- 6Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, China
- 7Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
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The relationship between visual abilities and punching performance has received considerable attention in sports science, but research on female amateur boxers remains limited. This study investigates the correlation between visual-motor abilities and punching performance in female amateur boxers. A total of 26 trained female boxers participated in the study, and their visual abilities were assessed using the Senaptec Sensory Station. The visual ability tests included measures of visual clarity (VC), contrast sensitivity (CS), depth perception (DP), perceptual span (PS), multiple object tracking (MOT), reaction time (RT), eye-hand coordination (EHC), and Go/No-Go (GNG). Punching performance was analyzed by evaluating the hit percentage (%Hit) in the National Boxing Championship. Pearson correlation analysis showed that punching accuracy (%Hit) was strongly correlated with EHC, RT, PS, and DP. Stepwise regression analysis confirmed that these visual abilities significantly predicted punching performance, with EHC, RT, PS, and DP explaining 93.1% of the variance in %Hit. The results highlight the significant role of visual-motor abilities in enhancing the punching performance of female boxers. The study suggests that training programs targeting these visual abilities, especially EHC, RT, and DP, could improve boxing performance. This research provides valuable insights into the role of vision in female boxing and suggests future directions for visual training in combat sports.
Keywords: Punching performance, eye-hand coordination, Reaction Time, Female boxers, sports vision
Received: 01 Jun 2025; Accepted: 04 Jul 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 XIAO, Dongxu, Chen, Zhuang, Long, Wei, Zhong, Zhao, Zhang and Wang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Chao Chen, Sports College, Dalian University, Dalian, China
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