Women's boxing will be included at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the president of the International Olympic Committee announced Thursday.

Women's boxing will make its Olympic debut at the 2012 London Games, giving all 26 sports on the program female and male competitors.

“We are thrilled that the IOC Executive Committee has voted to add women’s boxing events to the 2012 Olympic Program. The ‘yes’ vote means that female boxers will now be able to share in ...

Britain's Nicola Adams, left, and India's Chungneijang Mery Kom Hmangte fight during their women's flyweight 51-kg semifinal boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, in ...

Former boxing champion Christy Martin discusses how USA Boxing's new transgender policy could hurt the growth of women's boxing and potentially cause ... By the time she retired in 2012, ...

Women’s boxing was added to the Games in 2012, two decades after USA Boxing officially lifted its ban on the sport in 1993, per USA Boxing. No-contact boxing, ...

Women’s boxing didn’t debut as an Olympic event until nearly two decades later, in 2012 — more than 100 years after men’s boxing was introduced.

Boxing, however, has been among the slowest sports to add opportunities for women. Women boxers first competed in the London 2012 Olympics , under just three weight classes. In comparison, men ...

BERLIN, Germany (CNN) -- Women's boxing will be included at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the president of the International Olympic Committee announced Thursday.