By Gav Duthie: Women’s boxing has never been more popular. Whether your into it or not there is likely to be a female contest on most undercards around the world every weekend. American Clarissa Shields will even headline her own bill in Detroit next month after only 3 fights previously. The sport is on the up and a lot of this success can be attributed to the London Olympic games in 2012 for raising its profile. This was the first year that competitive female boxing appeared in the Olympics surprisingly as there was a demonstration women’s bout at the 1904 Olympics. There were only 3 categories in the competition and all have turned professional with big things expected.
