{"id":26711,"date":"2026-03-07T22:53:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T22:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/jade-jones-boxing-debut-win-for-olympic-taekwondo-champion\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T22:53:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T22:53:21","slug":"jade-jones-boxing-debut-win-for-olympic-taekwondo-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/jade-jones-boxing-debut-win-for-olympic-taekwondo-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Jade Jones: Boxing debut win for Olympic taekwondo champion"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Double Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones marked her boxing debut with a second-round knockout victory against Egypt Criss in Derby.<\/b><\/p>\n

After two decades in taekwondo, Wales’ Jones traded sports at the start of last year<\/a> saying she needed a fresh challenge, setting herself a bold target of becoming a world champion in two sports.<\/p>\n

Her maiden bout came against Criss, daughter of hip-hop stars Anthony ‘Treach’ Criss from Naughty by Nature and Sandra ‘Pepa’ Denton from Salt-N-Pepa.<\/p>\n

Jones, who won Olympic gold in London 2012 and Rio 2016, needed only two rounds to claim victory, with three successive left hooks flooring her opponent.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old from Flint has been training with former professional boxer Stephen ‘Swifty’ Smith at Liverpool’s iconic 4 Corners Gym.<\/p>\n

Jones has also taken inspiration from former room-mate, unified world boxing champion Lauren Price, who played football for Wales in addition to being a kickboxer and taekwondo player, prior to her own switch to boxing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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