Olympic Refugee Boxer Is Going Pro

Cindy Ngamba, a trailblazing boxer who earned a bronze medal as part of the Refugee Olympic Team at the Paris Olympics, is poised for her professional boxing debut. At 26, Ngamba is set to fight on March 7 in London, during a female card featuring a headlining bout between Lauren Price and Natasha Jonas at the Royal Albert Hall. Ngamba's opponent remains unnamed.

"I want to get myself in the ring with the most experienced female boxers out there and hopefully go for any world title as possible," she said. Ngamba's journey from Cameroon to the boxing rings of the world is compelling. She relocated to Britain at age 11 and was granted refugee status in 2021 to escape potential imprisonment in Cameroon because of her homosexuality. In Paris, she became the first athlete competing as a refugee to earn an Olympic medal. (This story was generated by Newser's AI chatbot. Source: the AP)