For the first time ever, female boxing will be included in the Olympics. Irish boxer Katie Taylor pushed the International Olympic Committee to recognize female boxing as a sport and to include it in the 2012 games in London. “The Olympics is the biggest competition in the world, and for every amateur boxer it’s a dream to go to the Olympics,” says the 25-year-old, who has been boxing for 14 years and dreams of competing in the upcoming games herself.