Jade Jones is swapping taekwondo for boxing

Two-time Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones launches boxing career
LONDON — Jade Jones, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in taekwondo, is launching a career in boxing. Jones took gold for Britain in 2012 and 2016 and competed in four Games, most recently in Paris last year. But, at the age of 31, she has announced her move to boxing.
Why Jade Jones is swapping taekwondo for boxing
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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.
Double Olympic taekwondo champion Jones retires to take up pro boxing
British double Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones announced Friday that she is switching sports to pursue a career as a professional boxer. Jones, 31, who won gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016, will be trained by former British and Commonwealth champion Stephen Smith in Liverpool.
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