Olympian Jade Jones on why she is swapping Taekwondo for professional boxing
Jade Jones is targeting a professional boxing debut fight in September after setting herself a “crazy” challenge to switch from Taekwondo.
Jade Jones, Olympic taekwondo champion, switches to boxing
Two-time Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones of Great Britain is switching sports to boxing. "Some days I wake up and think, am I absolutely crazy? Do you know what I mean?" Jones, 31, said in a BBC Breakfast segment that aired Friday.
‘Will I fail?’ – Olympic superstar switches career in bid to become world champion in two sports
Olympic taekwondo gold medallist Jade Jones has switched kicks for punches. Jones became the youngest Team GB Olympic gold medallist when she won gold at the 2012 London Games. She retained her
Olympic champion Jade's looking to be a big boxing hit
DOUBLE Olympic champion Jade Jones wants to be a knockout in boxing after announcing her taekwondo retirement.
Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones launches boxing career
She was 19 when she won Britain's first Olympic taekwondo gold at London in 2012. She went on to successfully defend the title in Rio de Janeiro four years later. Jones couldn't a
Why Jade Jones is swapping taekwondo for boxing
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