Oh man! No way was that women’s boxing match a fair fight

Opinion Oh man! No way was that women’s boxing match a fair fight Lucy Zelic Sports presenter and journalistIn 1987, women’s boxing pioneer Marian Trimiar went on a hunger strike to campaign for improved working conditions for female boxers, television coverage and equal pay. Born in the Bronx of New York, Trimiar was a fearless advocate for women’s sport and one of the first women granted a licence to compete in her home state when she, and fellow boxers, launched …