Go For It! Life Lessons From Girl Boxers: Women Box Podcast from WNYC

In the 7th episode of the  Women Box podcast , we bring you Go For It: Life Lessons From Girl Boxers, co-hosted by actor Rosie Perez. The hour-long special chronicles a year in the li... Aug 10, 2012

Claressa Shields, 17, Wins Olympic Gold in Women’s Boxing

Claressa Shields of Flint, Mich., made history on Thursday when she won Olympic gold in the boxing ring. She beat Russia's Nadezda Torlopova for the top spot on the podium in the Women’s Middleweight final.

Aug 9, 2012

Live Chat Watch Party: Boxer Claressa Shields Goes for Olympic Gold

Chat Now! Join WNYC.org for a live chat watch party as boxer Claressa Shields competes for history. The teen from Michigan will fight for gold in the first-ever women’s boxing Olym... Aug 8, 2012

Claressa Shields, 17, Advances to Finals in Women’s Boxing

Claressa Shields, a teen boxer from Flint, Mich., won her bout in the Olympic Boxing semifinals on Wednesday, positioning herself for a run at the gold medal during the finals tomorrow. Aug 8, 2012

Olympic Women Boxers Claressa Shields, Marlen Esparza Advance to Medal Round

Two of the three members of Team USA will advance to the medal round in the first-ever Olympic women’s boxing competition. This year was the first time women’s boxing has been include... Aug 6, 2012

An Olympic Coach's Primer on Women's Boxing

Coach, sociologist and former boxer Christy Halbert has been advocating for women boxers for several decades. When she started boxing, women were barred from competing in amateur tour... Aug 5, 2012

Women Boxers Choose Perilous Path

This summer women will make sports history by boxing for the first time in the Olympic Games. But stepping into the ring means risking brain injury and, in rare cases, sudden death. Jul 26, 2012

Meet Team USA's Women Boxers

The Women’s World Boxing Championship, which will determine which women box for gold in the London Olympics this summer, kicked off Friday with a high stakes draw in Qinhuangdao, Chin... Jul 17, 2012

DISCUSS | Should Women Box?

Listen to Go For It: Life Lessons From Women Boxers and join us in conversation. Tell us whose voice or thoughts made you think. Do you believe women belong in the ring? Why? Why not?  Jul 16, 2012

LISTEN | Go For It: Life Lessons From Girl Boxers

If you box, by definition, you’re a risk-taker. If you’re a girl and you box, you’re a risk-taker and a rule-breaker. If you’re a girl and you box and your aim is to be the first woma... Jul 12, 2012