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Boxing powerhouse Cuba lets women boxers compete

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Cuba is known worldwide for boxing, home to many legendary male boxers. But the island has also sparked controversy by not allowing women to compete, despite permitting them to do so in other contact sports like taekwondo and wrestling. Women will wear additional padding, they said. Women were first allowed to box in the Olympics in 2012.

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Boxing powerhouse Cuba lets women boxers compete

Cuban officials have announced that women boxers will be able to compete officially after decades of restrictions. The news sparked excitement in women boxers who have spent years fighting to

1 year ago·United States

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Boxing powerhouse Cuba lets women boxers compete

Cuban officials have announced that women boxers will be able to compete officially after decades of restrictions

1 year ago·United States

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KVIA

Boxing powerhouse Cuba lets women boxers compete

By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuban officials have announced that women boxers will be able to compete officially after decades of restrictions. The news sparked excitement in women boxers who have spent years fighting to be recognized. “I have a new hope for life, because my life has changed. From now on, I’m going to focus solely on boxing,” said 22-year-old boxer Giselle Bello Garcia. Cuba is known worldwide for boxing, hom…

1 year ago·Panama City, United States

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The Toronto Star

Boxing powerhouse Cuba lets women boxers compete

HAVANA (AP) — Legnis Cala Massó carefully removes her necklace and smiles as her coach slides her bright red boxing gloves over her French tip nails.

1 year ago·Toronto, Canada

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Boxing powerhouse Cuba lets women boxers compete

Cuban officials say women boxers will be able to compete officially after decades of restrictions, though they didn't yet confirm if that would be taken to a professional level like Cuban male boxers.

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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MY Northwest

Boxing powerhouse Cuba lets women boxers compete

HAVANA (AP) — Legnis Cala Massó carefully removes her necklace and smiles as her coach slides her bright red boxing gloves over her French tip nails. The 31-year-old swings her wiry body into the ring and pounds her fellow boxer – also a young woman – with a series of punches, just as she’s done countless times before. Today is a day she’s been waiting for since she started to box seven years ago. Cuban officials announced Monday that women boxe…

1 year ago·Tacoma, United States

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