Top seeds at women's boxing trials get shot at history - USA TODAY

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Top seeds at women's boxing trials get shot at history USA TODAY By Vicki Michaelis, USA TODAY Tensions undoubtedly will be running high when the first-ever US Olympic trials for women's boxing begin Monday near Spokane, Wash. Queen Underwood is a No. 1 seed at the US women's boxing trials. Top seeds at trials get shot at historyTucson Citizen all 8 news articles »

Fighting to Make History - Patch.com

Fighting to Make History Patch.com By C. Zawadi Morris For the first time in history, women's boxing will join the elite cadre of competitive sports in the 2012 Olympic games. It seems hardly plausible to have taken this long for the Olympics to welcome women into the sporting event, ... and more »

Teenage girl from Afghanistan to box at Olympics - Houston Chronicle

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Teenage girl from Afghanistan to box at Olympics Houston Chronicle 1, 2012, Afghan women boxers are reflected in a mirror during a training session at a boxing club in Kabul, Afghanistan. They throw punches on faded pink and green mats covering a concrete floor of a room in an Afghan sports stadium where the hardline ... Boxing: Afghan Teen Is Living Her Olympic DreamJakarta Globe all 13 news articles »

Teen girl from Afghanistan to box at Olympics - CBS News

Teen girl from Afghanistan to box at Olympics CBS News KABUL, Afghanistan - Besides going after a medal in the boxing ring at the London Olympics, Sadaf Rahimi will be taking a few punches in the fight for equal rights for Afghan women. There are female Afghan success stories, yet most women in Afghanistan ... and more »

BC-AP Sports Digest - SI.com

BC-AP Sports Digest SI.com The 24 boxers fighting for just three spots at the first US Olympic women's boxing trials can't spare much thought to the history they're making this week in eastern Washington state. They'll leave that up to the generations of boxing enthusiasts ... and more »