Double Olympic taekwondo champ to switch to boxing

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.
Ex-Olympic champion Jones quits taekwondo for boxing
Wales' double Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones is switching sports and has taken up boxing. The 31-year-old says she is "dreaming big" as she intends to become a two-sport world champion.
Two-time Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones launches boxing career
Jade Jones, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in taekwondo, is switching to boxing. Jones took gold for Britain in 2012 and 2016 and competed in four Games most recently in Paris last year.
Olympian Jade Jones on why she is swapping Taekwondo for professional boxing
Jade Jones is targeting a professional boxing debut fight in September after setting herself a “crazy” challenge to switch from Taekwondo.
'It's a new challenge' - Jones on boxing switch
BBC Breakfast's Mike Bushell went to meet former taekwondo world champion and double Olympic gold medallist Jade Jones who has announced her retirement from the sport to focus on boxing.
Jade Jones retires as double Olympic taekwondo champion to start new boxing career
Jade Jones has announced her retirement from taekwondo, as the double Olympic champion gets ready to start the next chapter in her life as a professional boxer.
Double Olympic champion Jade Jones retires from taekwondo to take up boxing
Double Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones has announced her retirement from the sport in order to embark on a new 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.
Jade Jones: From Olympic Gold to Boxing Ring
Jade Jones, a celebrated Olympic gold medalist in taekwondo, is transitioning to a career in boxing. With ambitions to become a world champion in both sports, she now trains under Stephen Smith. Jones previously competed in four Olympic Games but failed to secure a win in Tokyo and Paris.
Jade Jones: Double Olympic taekwondo champ to switch to boxing
Double Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones has announced she is switching sports and has taken up boxing. The Team GB Olympian has said she has taken up boxing in hopes to become a world champion in two sports. "It is nerve-wracking," Jones told the BBC. "Some days I wake up and think 'am I absolutely crazy?'"
Why Jade Jones is swapping taekwondo for boxing
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