Championing Women, a New League for Club Boxing Enters the Ring

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After more than 40 years in boxing as a trainer and historian, Angelo Merino witnessed two moments at last summer’s London Olympics that he said validated his dedication to pumping new life into college boxing.

The 2012 Olympics were the first to include women’s boxing. Merino, a coach for the University of San Francisco boxing club and a passionate advocate for the women’s sport, not only had ringside seats in London, but he also saw two American women win medals, one bronze and one gold.

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Institutions like the University of Michigan and the Military Academy have women-only clubs, and it was a woman, Jennifer Morales, who was responsible for starting the boxing club at Texas Southern, all of which are United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association clubs.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/12/sports/championing-women-a-new-league-for-club-boxing-enters-the-ring.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

I've gotta admit... I didn't even know we had a women's boxing club at TSU
 
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