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Women’s boxing fights its way to parity with the men’s game, just 12 years after its Olympic debut

Charley Davison's husband and their three young children were already in bed back home on the east coast of England before she pulled on her headgear and stepped into the World Boxing ring in Pueblo, ...
CNN

Cecilia Brækhus was told women couldn’t enter boxing gyms. She still became an undisputed champion despite a ban on the sport

Cecilia Brækhus embarked on her against-the-odds career in professional boxing almost two decades ago, and she’s hardly stopped fighting before or since. Along the way, her opponents have been many ...

Inside the Harrowing True Story of Sydney Sweeney’s Boxing Film, “Christy”

Christy's historic career and harrowing life story take center stage in the biopic Christy, which hits theaters on Nov. 7. Sydney Sweeney portrayed Christy, and the two developed a tight-knit bond ...
KPBS

As an Olympic boxing controversy deepens, the women at its center are poised to medal

NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. For more of our coverage from the Games, head to our latest updates. The two female boxers who found themselves at the center of a global controversy have ...
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Women’s Boxing Biggest Weekend Ever?

This upcoming Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano trilogy, set to headline an all-women’s boxing card at Madison Square Garden and streamed globally on Netflix, isn’t just another fight it’s a pivotal ...