Nora Martin, a 2007 graduate of State College Area High School, is among a group of women who are proving that boxing isn’t just for the boys.

Martin, 20, won the 178- pound class title at the Pennsylvania Golden Gloves amateur boxing championships on Feb. 28 in Punxsutawney. This was her first competition, she said, and only about four women took part in the championships.

A sophomore majoring in food science at Penn State, Martin said she took up boxing a couple of years ago. She had tried other sports, and boxing just seemed like more fun. But, she noted, she’s found that most other women don’t take to the sport as well.

“I think it has to be something you really want to do and not have to want to tell people you’re a fighter,” she said.

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