We started off with three young women who were part of the Team USA Boxing team that went to the 2012 Olympics.
Queen Underwood was tough, but unfortunately, she lost a close fight in the lightweight category early on.
Marlen Esparza, who had been beating down everybody all her way up to the Olympics, tried her best. But she ended up on the wrong side of a decision during the flyweight semifinals. Esparza had to settle for a bronze medal.
The American male boxers fell one by one, some due to bad decisions, some due to not bringing it when they were inside the ropes. Then 17-year-old Claressa Shields, from Flint, MI, became America's last hope to bring home a gold in boxing.
Claressa Shields fought a great fight, and now she is the youngest person and first woman to earn a gold medal in boxing at the Olympics. She won in the middleweight category against Russian Nadezda Torlopova. A great day for women's boxing!
All of the women made history, and all are champions!
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