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Cutman

A specialist in a boxer's corner whose role is to treat cuts, swelling, and injuries between rounds. A skilled cutman can close a cut or reduce swelling enough to allow a bout to continue. They use tools such as adrenaline swabs, petroleum jelly, ice packs, and cotton wool swabs. In professional boxing, having a good cutman can be the difference between winning and a fight being stopped on a cut.