In contrast to the 12-round championship distance for men, women's fights now average two minutes with ten rounds. Three-minute rounds should be used in women's boxing, according to trailblazer Jane ...

Jane Couch, a true pioneer in women’s boxing, will be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame later this week. In 1998, Couch sued the British Boxing Board of Control to secure her right ...

Surrane Jones, the star of HBO and BBC drama Gentleman Jack, is to star in and produce a drama based on the life of five-time female world boxing champion Jane Couch. The book tells the story of how ...

Jane Couch MBE won plenty of fights during her boxing career, the former world champion retired in 2007 and has since forged a successful role as a manager as well as launching her own website and ...

Jane Couch became the first licensed female boxer in the UK in 1998, after a long battle in which the British Boxing Board of Control refused to let women box. She says you should give it a try, no ...

And the plan is attracting plenty of support, including backing from a recent former mayor of Wyre. Fleetwood lost its pier when the structure burnt down in September 2008, and the site has been empty ...