Olympics-Woman boxer Jonas proud to KO last male sport | Reuters

LONDON, June 27 When Natasha Jonas took upboxing to lose weight seven years ago, she had no idea she wasabout to dramatically change her life and enter the historybooks as one of the first female Olympic boxers.Within a month of pulling on gloves, Jonas had her firstbout in the ring and it became clear she had talent.Jonas, 28, is now ranked third in the world and will be oneof 36 women competing in London when women's boxing makes itsOlympic debut, knocking out the Games' last all-male sport. Shewas the first British female boxer to qualify for the Olympics."I was always a bit of tomboy http://www.top-boxing-gloves.com/contact-us/ - site link - growing up so no one was thatsurprised when I liked boxing, but they have been shocked at howseriously I have taken it and the level I have reached," Jonastold Reuters in a telephone interview between training sessions.