Women boxers at the London Olympic Games

Women will box in the Olympics for the first time at the 2012 London Olympic Games, bringing an end to the last all-male sport at the summer Games. Women will compete for three gold medals - Flyweight (51kg) category, Lightweight (60kg) and Middleweight (75kg) - squeezing the men into 10 weight categories from the 11 fought in Beijing. These are some of the women boxers who will be competing in the Games.

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Karolina Michalczuk won the world championship (54kg) division in 2008. This was the first ever gold medal won by a Polish woman boxer. Michalczuk is also a two-time European champion winning the 54kg category in 2005 ad 2009.
Karolina Michalczuk won the world championship (54kg) division in 2008. This was the first ever gold medal won by a Polish woman boxer. Michalczuk is also a two-time European champion winning the 54kg category in 2005 ad 2009.