“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 ...

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, ...

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 has seen a resurgence since the sport was allowed to compete in the 2012 Olympics in London. Since then, fighters like Claressa Shields and Katie Taylor have gone on to win ...

Katie Taylor’s success has been paving the way for young Irish fighters as women’s boxing gains popularity around the world. my favs. Access and manage your favorites here ...

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.

When female boxers competed in the 2012 London Olympics for the first time, ... And since the state lifted the ban and started showing women’s boxing on TV, public perceptions seem to have changed.

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 ...