The 411 Magazine The 411 Magazine issue 4 July/Aug 2017 | Page 78

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FEATURE
KATIE TAYLOR
The 2012 Olympic gold medallist is hugely
popular in her home nation, Ireland. Coached
by her father from the age of 11, she was an
amateur for 13 years before turning
professional in 2016 under Matchroom
Boxing. She has won several gold medals at
European and World Championships.
Holds the North American female
middleweight title. Previously won 2012 and
2016 Olympic gold medals in the same
division, also the 2014 World Championships.
She went pro in 2016 and there are talks of
Universal producing a film about her life story
CLARESSA SHIELDS
AMANDA SERRANO
The first ever Olympic women's boxing gold
medallist (2012 and 2016 for the flyweight
division), she is also the reigning
Commonwealth Games, European Games and
World champion in this weight. Nicola turned
pro earlier this year when she signed with
promoter Frank Warren. tournament.
The Puerto Rican recently won the WBO
female bantamweight in 2017, which meant
she made history by becoming the first
female boxer to win world titles in five weight
divisions and uncon genially has gone down
in weight to capture those wins.
NICOLA ADAMS OBE
MARY KOM
Indian boxer and mother of three, Kom is a
five-time World Amateur Boxing champion,
and the only female to have won a medal in
each one of the six world championships.
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The mixed martial artist is a former Ultimate
Fighting Championship Bantamweight
Champion, who won 12 consecutive fights.
RONDA ROUSEY