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Olympic Champ Jade Jones KOs Boxing Debut
8 Mar
Summary
- Jade Jones won her boxing debut with a knockout.
- She switched sports after two decades in taekwondo.
- Jones aims to be a world champion in two sports.
Double Olympic gold medalist Jade Jones has made a striking entrance into the professional boxing world. The Welsh athlete, a taekwondo champion from the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Games, secured a victory in her maiden boxing bout. She defeated Egypt Criss in Derby with a decisive second-round knockout.
Jones decided to pursue a fresh challenge in boxing at the start of last year, concluding a two-decade career in taekwondo. Her ambitious goal is to become a world champion in two distinct sports. She has been training under former professional boxer Stephen 'Swifty' Smith in Liverpool.
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