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The promise of women's boxing : a momentous new era for the sweet science / Malissa Smith ; foreword by Claressa Shields.
Van Pelt Library GV1136.3 .S56 2024
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Malissa, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women boxers.
- Boxing for women.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 257 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2024]
- Summary:
- "The Promise of Women's Boxing details the exciting period from the first ever inclusion of women's boxing in the 2012 Olympics through the true "million-dollar baby" women's super-fights of 2022 and beyond. Rich in content, the stories that emerge focus on boxing stars, important battles, and the challenges women in boxing still face today"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Part one: 2012
- 2016
- The morning after
- The challenges of being an "Old Gang" women's boxing champion
- A truly international sport
- Part two: 2017
- 2019
- Being seen
- Breaking the ceilings
- Boxing queens
- Part three: 2020
- 2022 (and beyond)
- Pandemic fighters and champions
- Two- or three- minute rounds and other challenges to the sport
- The era of the super-fight and beyond.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Smith, Malissa. Promise of women's boxing
- ISBN:
- 9781538177716
- 1538177714
- OCLC:
- 1412183205
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