Boxing fans ... fight without head protection (Picture: Getty) This allowed men to fight without headgear, but given the study was only conducted on males, the IOC decided that women should ...

Head protection was introduced after Kim Duk-Koo died at Los Angeles 1984 But a 2016 study found that the guards ... meant women must still wear the protection Viewers of Olympic boxing events ...

Boxing is inherently dangerous, and a fighter requires various pieces of kit to keep them as safe as possible. There’s the mouthpiece, the groin protector, and, for women, a breast protector ...

But with no conclusive data yet through for women, head protection has therefore been retained for the women's boxing in Tokyo to ensure maximum safety.

Viewers of Olympic boxing events at Paris 2024 ... they wear the protective gear or not while female fighters continue to be mandated to sport the guards. And eagle-eyed Olympics fans have been ...