EPISODE · Mar 5, 2016 · 9 MIN
Women's Boxing
from Sporting Witness · host BBC World Service
In the 1980s, the American boxer, Gail Grandchamp, launched a long campaign for the right to take part in amateur competitions in the USA. Representing herself and raising money through part-time jobs, Gail was eventually successful in 1992 - blaising a trail for women boxers the world over. She talks to Rebecca Kesby.PHOTO CREDIT: Gail Grandchamp in 2007 (The Berkshire Eagle)
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