In which year did women's boxing become an Olympic sport? Women's boxing became an Olympic sport in 2012.
The Olympic debut took place at the London 2012 Games, where women competed in three divisions: flyweight, lightweight, and middleweight. The events were held at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre, alongside ten men's boxing divisions.
The first Olympic gold medal in women's boxing went to Great Britain's Nicola Adams, who won the flyweight tournament. Ireland's Katie Taylor won the lightweight title, while Claressa Shields of the United States won middleweight gold. Their success helped establish women's boxing on the world's biggest sporting stage.
A common mix-up is confusing Olympic recognition with earlier international competition. Women had been boxing competitively for decades, and women's boxing appeared at the 1904 Olympics as a demonstration event, but it was not part of the official Olympic boxing programme until London 2012. The sport has remained on the programme since then, with additional weight-category changes in later Games.