I love to watch Boxing matches, but I have no idea how the sport is scored.  That’s not a big deal when one fighter is laying face down on the canvas, but it’s a bit frustrating when a winner is determined by judges scores.

That’s why HBO’s PunchForce technology is so exciting.  The PunchForce system combines wireless sensors that are taped to a boxer’s hands and a pretty impressive backend infrastructure that tracks the speed and power of punches and reports this data in real time (above).  The PunchForce system will allow viewers to track matches on a punch-by-punch basis to see exactly what fighter has done the most damage to his opponent (see gallery below).

Yesterday, HBO’s PunchForce system hit the FCC, a good sign that the technology will soon be used in an upcoming match.  HBO won approval for its wireless PunchForce sensors (see gallery below), as well as wireless receivers that track punch data.  The PunchForce user manual also shows mobile interfaces for the technology that will allow users to view punch data on a PC or mobile device.  However, these components of the PunchForce system as still listed as “TBD,” so it’s not clear exactly what HBO has in store for viewers.

Check out the gallery below for a detailed look at the statistics reported by PunchForce, as well as the PunchForce sensors themselves.

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