Jade Jones Double Olympic Champion announced that she deviated from Taekwondo to keep her career in boxing.
Jones won gold in the category of women’s 57 kilograms and at the 2012 Olympic Games. And 2016. years, as well as the World Champion in 2019. years and a triple European champion in discipline.
The 31-year-old competed on Games 2024. in Paris before the shock lost the first round of Miljani Soljikj from Northern Macedonia.
Jones, who will now be dressed former British and Commonwealth Champion Stephen Stith in Liverpool, “Taekvondo gave me everything – an incredible journey, unforgettable memories and honor of representing my country in the biggest phase.
Jones (pictured) will be trained former British and Commonwealth Champion Stephen Smith in Liverpool
Jones: Boxing always fascinated
“I gave it all taekwondo and now I’m ready for a new challenge. Boxing always enchanted me and I’m excited to test in a completely different arena.
“I know it won’t be easy and, if I’m honest, I don’t know what to expect, but I manage to push outside my limits and I’m excited to travel in advance.”
Smith said, “Jade was a born fighter – it was proven that time and again in Taekvondou.
“Her athleticism, commitment and winning the mentality are the others towards him. It is an honor to work with her and I have no doubt that he needs to seriously affect boxing.”
Jones’ rewarding her fourth matches last year overshadowed across the missed drug test in December, because it eventually avoided the ban after the anti-doping found that she breached the guilt on confidential medical foundations.
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