The boxers wear a lot of protective gear while boxing and the boxing headgear is one of the important protections for the boxers covering the ears and head part. In some boxing matches, the boxers do not wear the boxing headgear and fight ferociously. In one of the popular movies mortal kombat, the evil force will organize a mortal combat in one of their places and the world's famous fighters from all over the world will be invited to the fight. The hero is Lu Kang who will participate in the competition to avenge his younger brother's death and release his soul from the evil war lord. The evil war lord has a power to take the souls of the persons who are killed in the combat.

This movie is a fight between good and the evil and finally the good will triumph over the evil. The Raiden god will lead the team of good warriors including LU Kang, Johny Cage, Sonia, and the century old princess. The first fight will be between Sonia Blade and the thief and Sonia will win the match. The most ferocious beast in the evil camp will be Prince Gorak with four hands and 9 feet tall and the others in the evil team include scorpion, sub zero and the evil war lord with some extreme evil powers. Each of them will fight against each other and in all the fights the evil powers will be destroyed. This will be a variant of martial arts and boxing in the movie and the action sequences were so popular that this movie was released as a video game and released huge welcome from the gaming world. The boxers are very much similar in their aim to just go in to the boxing ring and knock out the opponent. Initially the boxers will be taking defense stances and as the rounds progress, the boxing becomes intense and the boxers land in the heavy punches that the teeth protection comes out and the boxers get knocked out. The boxing headgear will protect the boxers from getting affected in the brain and the head parts and while the boxer falls to the ground, the boxing headgear will protect the boxer from getting serious damages to the neck and head parts. In most of the heavy weight championships, the boxers will never wear the boxing headgear and will fight in the boxing ring with open faces.