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Katy Taylor: Crackin’ Good Fighter

by Lisa Creech Bledsoe · 1 comment

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This is not a new fight, but in the interest of your boxing education you absolutely must watch this Katie Taylor v Caroline Barry amateur boxing match. Damn, it’s exciting to see this kind of energy bouncing around the ring. Oh, and these may be the first ring GUYS you’ve ever seen.

Hat tip to my Irish friend Niamh for posting this video on her blog, which is where I found it and fell in love with this dynamic boxing whirlwind. Katie Taylor is a two time world champion and one of Ireland’s main hopes for a medal in the 2012 Olympics.

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Lucia Rijker in the World Boxing Hall of Fame

On Friday, October 24th, 2009 undefeated boxer Lucia Rijker (17-0, 14 KOs) became the first female inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame. The WBHF is the smaller of the two recognized boxing halls of fame, the other being the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Binnie Klein of WPKN interviewed Rijker before her induction. [...]

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Road to London All Women’s Amateur Boxing Competition

It was well worth the four and a half hour drive, fighting DC traffic, and finding and making it to Rosecroft on time to catch the nine amateur boxing bouts in tonight’s Road to London show. The opening fights were the younger and lighter women (decent matches: Roneisha Moore v. Bianka Thompson, Elizabeth Keller v. [...]

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Fiiiight! Gina Carano and Cris Cyborg

This Saturday it happens. Gina “Conviction” Carano (7-0) and Cris “Cyborg” Santos (7-1) will become the first women in MMA history to headline a major MMA fight card. I don’t know if you watch boxing or MMA, but if you watch women’s sports at all this is going to be a groundbreaking event across the [...]

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