Choi Hyun-Mi, Maureen Shea, Nydia Feliciano and Katie Taylor

Several female boxing stories this time up...

First, there's an article at Google news by Nam You-Sun about female boxer Choi Hyun-Mi who defected from North Korea and is now the WBA women's featherweight champion.

North Korea defector fights her way to the top

"Teenager Choi Hyun-Mi, struggling to make a new life in South Korea after fleeing North Korea with her parents, literally fought her way to the top.
Choi, who switched from amateur to professional boxing to support her family, is now the World Boxing Association (WBA) women's featherweight champion -- still deeply in love with the sport she took up in Pyongyang at age 13.
"I think I was born to box," said Choi, now 19, recalling how she switched from track after a school boxing coach in the North Korean capital persuaded her to visit the gym."

You can read the full story here

And while Guernsey may have Football, Cricket, Motor sports, Horse racing and Rugby, now you can add Female Boxing to that list...

First female boxing match in Guernsey

Saturday the 20th of February sees the first ever fight between women boxers in Guernsey.
Two local women will take to the ring at the Beau Sejour open show.

You can read the full article here

And on the “St. Patty’s Day Brawl” professional boxing card on March 12th, there will be two 6-round female featherweight bouts.
Maureen “The Real Million Dollar Baby” Shea (13-2-0) and Nydia “Da Phnominal” Feliciano (2-0-1) will both be taking on opponents yet to be determined.
Providing both fighters win, they will face each other on May 7th for the WBC International featherweight crown.
“St. Patty’s Day Brawl” is being presented by O’Shea Brothers Boxing Promotions and for more info you can go to their website here: http://osheabrosboxing.com/

We have mentioned European and World Champion Katie Taylor many times on this blog.
Here is an article about her at IrishTimes.com, concerning Katie and the National Senior Championships.

"With women’s amateur boxing now a scheduled event in the London 2012 Olympic Games, European and World Champion Katie Taylor enters the National Senior Championships this weekend for the first time.
It is the inaugural year for the women’s event and although lightweight Taylor is entered in the 60 Kg class, the possibility is that she won’t have an opponent. The draw for the championships will be made after weigh-in tomorrow morning. "

You can read the full article here