Even before they could climb into the ring, Cuba’s female boxers had to roll with the punches. While the island has long been famed for its top-level male boxers, women were blocked by an ...

CUBA, Mo. — Cuban female boxer now can officially punch in the boxing ring after Cuban authorities have allowed women to compete in boxing. The first official women match in the boxing match in ...

Havana, Cuba – As acrid sweat fills a dank boxing gym in east Havana, water drips through a crack in the ceiling. Next to a small puddle beside the ring, women wearing protective padding spar ...

Cuba has finally relaxed its rules to allow women to compete in boxing For Joanna Rodriguez, a recent rule change by the Cuban authorities to finally allow women to compete in boxing couldn't come ...

For years. This is how women in Cuba have boxed sparring in rudimentary gyms with whatever equipment they could scrounge while men's boxing is *** sport, the island has long dominated women's ...

For Joanna Rodriguez, a recent rule change by the Cuban authorities to finally allow women to compete in boxing couldn't come soon enough. Already in her 30s, time was fast running out for her ...