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Boxer Savannah Marshall returns home to Hartlepool after becoming...
Hartlepool boxer Savannah Marshall has to be favourite for Olympic gold after a knockout performance at the world championships in Qinhuangdao, China.
Mary Kom continues winning streak
Five-time World Champion Mary Kom defeated Marielle Hansen of Norway by a comfortable margin of 26-16 pts to move into the quarterfinals of the 51 kgs in seventh World Women Boxing Championships at Qinhuangdao, China.
Esparza 1st US female boxer to qualify for London
Esparza secured her birth by beating Luu Thi Duyen of Vietnam in the second round of the Women's World Championships in Qinhuangdao, China, on Tuesday.
Mary Kom on track, Sarita slips but remains in contention
M C Mary Kom continued to make confident strides towards booking an Olympic berth by entering the World Championships' quarterfinals but L Sarita Devi's fate hung in balance after she lost a close last-16 bout in Qinhuangdao, China on Tuesday.
3 Americans among early winners in women's boxing
In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, Argentina's Benavidez Pamela, right, sends a left to El Zahraoui Zohra of Morocco during their 51kg division boxing match at the World Women's Championships in Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province, Saturday, May 12, 2012.
Taylor to open title defence on Monday
Boxing: Irish boxers Ceire Smith and Sinead Kavanagh will get their Olympic qualifiers underway at the 7th AIBA World Women's Championships in Qinhuangdao, China, tomorrow, but Katie Taylor is not due in action until Monday.