Taylor: Women boxers ‘treated like second-class citizens’
A year has passed since Katie captured the imaginations of the Olympic hordes with her displays en route to winning a gold medal at the London Games but yesterday the International Olympic Committee (IOC) turned down a request by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) for extra places for women boxers for Rio 2016.
Female boxing debuted at London 2012 in three weight classes; flyweight, lightweight and middleweight and the decision not to increase those weights has been greeted with anger by Pete Taylor.
