Daley’s business these days? You’d think anyone with such a passion for boxing might open a gym or get into the sport in some way. He opened a trio of barber shops.

Boxing was a sport for men only and the hardest thing for me was traveling between my village and the town where I trained," she said, recounting how she sold bread in the street.

Olympic boxing is a cornerstone of the Olympic Summer Games and has been revered for over 100 years since 1904. Boxing, ...