Women face increasing challenges as in rising Asia but Burma’s female boxers face a unique set of challenges in fight for equality and deserved recognition

Myanmar’s women boxers land blows for equality

AFP – Tough, stocky and packing a withering left hook, Myanmar’s gold medal-winning boxer Nwe Ni Oo cuts a surprising image in a conservative nation where women are expected to be demure rather than combative. But the 19-year-old won hearts with a teary-eyed performance.