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Irma Testa to be Italy's 1st women boxer at Olympics (3)

Campania athlete, 18, in historic first

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(ANSA) - Rome, April 15 - Irma Testa has qualified for the Rio Olympics, becoming the first Italian woman boxer to take part in an Olympic Games. Testa, 18, from Torre Annunziata near Naples, qualified for the Games by getting to the final of the European championships in Turkey Friday. Testa is a European champion and world junior champ at the 54 kg weight limit. She will be competing in the Olympics in the 60 kg category.
   

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