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This study was carried out to investigate the effect of 2 hour technical boxing training upon antioxidant Malondialdehyde (MDA) and trace metals (Zinc - Selenium) levels. The study was participated by 30 male boxers from different weights with an average age of 20.09 ± 1.22 years. The participants were fed with a zinc and selenium free diet before the study and they were asked not to use and Zn- Se containing vitamins or tablets. There were 5cc venous blood samples taken from the participants and the participants were subjected to 2 hour training program after a 15 minute resting period. They 5 cc venous blood samples were taken from the participants at exhaustion. The Zn-Se and MDA levels were determined by ICP and Conti method respectively. The comparison of the pre and post training MDA and Zn-Se values revealed that there was a statistically significant difference between them (p<0.01). The results showed that the boxing training resulted a decrease in both the MDA and Zn-Se levels in blood. There was a positively directed weak correlation observed between post training MDA, Zn and Se levels which gave no significant difference. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a study which examines the effect of two-hour technical boxing training upon the levels of Malondialdehyde (MDA) and trace metals (Zinc-Selenium) among boxers. The study employs inductively coupled plasma (ICP) spectrometry and Conti method to determine the MDA and Zinc-Selenium (Zn-Se) levels among 30 male boxers. It reveals that the MDA and Zn-Se levels in the blood of boxers decreased after boxing training.