Boxing

Boxing was perhaps a strange choice of sport for Virginia Fuchs, given the current USA captain was diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) from a young age.
The Texas native’s OCD means that her mind will not rest until she feels like her body is clean.
In the sweaty world

Fuchs proved herself to be the No.1 USA flyweight boxer at the 2020 Olympic Trials.

Ginny Fuchs: Boxing saved me from my OCD

USA's Claressa Shields wins her second consecutive Olympic gold in women's boxing.

Rio 2016 | Olympic Games

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Shields wins Women's Boxing gold

Highlights from day 17 at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

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Postcards from Rio - Day 17: wrap up Rio!

The best moments from the 2016 Summer Olympic Games

Claressa SHIELDS

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Claressa Shields: My Rio Highlights

Highlights of the Middleweight gold medal bout of the women's boxing tournament on Day 16 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Riocentro Pavilion.

Highlights

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Women's Middleweight Final - Boxing | Rio 2016 Highlights

Women's boxing broke down one of the last remaining bastions of Olympic equality at the London 2012 Games.

London 2012 | Olympic Games

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Best of the Games - Women's Boxing | London 2012 Highlights

Middleweight boxer Claressa Shields takes gold for Team USA in a 19-12 victory over Russia's Nadezda Torlopova. Watch the match in full now.

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Women's Middleweight 75kg Final - Boxing | London 2012 Replays

Middleweight boxer Claressa Shields takes gold for Team USA in a 19-12 victory over Russia's Nadezda Torlopova. Watch highlights of the match.

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Women's Middleweight Final - Boxing | London 2012 Highlights

United States of America

Simone

Simone Biles - Olympics.com

Sweden

Armand

Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

Mikaela

Mikaela SHIFFRIN

Ilia

Ilia Malinin - Olympics.com

Claressa

Mariah Bahe knows what it takes to have an entire community on her back.
Born and raised in a small town of the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the United States, the teenager started boxing competitively when she was only eight.
Now she wants to become the first

Mariah Bahe on the ring side.

16-year-old Native American boxer Mariah Bahe: "My biggest dream is to win at the Olympics"

Oleksandr Usyk took another step towards a boxing world heavyweight title shot with a unanimous decision victory over Derek Chisora in London’s Wembley Arena.
After weathering an early barrage of heavy shots from his significantly heavier opponent, London 2012 heavyweight Olympic gold medallist Usyk used his superior agility to take

Oleksandr Usyk

Battle of Olympic boxing champions beckons after Oleksandr Usyk beats Derek Chisora

There's nothing wrong with some nostalgia from time-to-time.
In honour of Throwback Thursday, we've picked out some epic, old school, Olympic movies to recommend.
Plus, we give you ideas for making your own trophy, some surprising music choices from an Olympic legend, and more.
Today's five things are hand-picked to

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Having become the first ever women&rsquo;s Olympic boxing champion on 9 August 2012 in London, Nicola Adams also became the first female boxer to defend an Olympic crown inside Riocentro Pavilion 6\. Breezing through the flyweight competition &ndash; the lightest of the three women&rsquo;s weight categories contested in Rio &ndash;

Claressa SHIELDS

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Ginny Fuchs: Boxing saved me from my OCD

Shields wins Women's Boxing gold

Postcards from Rio - Day 17: wrap up Rio!

Claressa SHIELDS
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Olympic Results

Claressa SHIELDS

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Ginny Fuchs: Boxing saved me from my OCD

Shields wins Women's Boxing gold

Postcards from Rio - Day 17: wrap up Rio!

Claressa SHIELDS Replays

Olympic Results

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