US women's boxing: the road to London 2012 begins in Spokane | Graham Parker
- (guardian.co.uk/sport/boxing) - 3 months, 1 week ago...
It was only in 1995 that Golden Gloves sanctioned women's boxing in the USA, now the best US boxers are in Washington State aiming for the London 2012 OlympicsClaressa Shields was a newborn when the Golden Gloves organization reluctantly allowed women to compete in 1995 - in what was the last significant development for US women's boxing prior to this week's Olympic trials in Spokane, Washington. If the 16 year old middleweight from Flint, Michigan is feeling the weight of history in the making ...
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