News Boxing “teaches people how to defend themselves” and provides “discipline” So said the young girls from the Instituto Todas na Luta (All in the Fight Institute) in the famous favela community of Vidigal, in southern Rio Rio 2016 video presenter Elea Mercurio visited the gym where Brazil's Olympic medal hopefuls Patrick Lourenço (-49kg) and Michel Borges (-81kg) category learnt the beautiful science of boxing But it wasn't this hard-hitting duo who showed her the ropes, it was the the girls who have discovered for themselevs the benefits of his noble Olympic sport Boxing’s women warriors ready to rumble at Rio 2016   An Olympic sport since St Louis 1904, some of boxing's biggest names – such as Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard and Floyd Mayweather Jr – have competed at the Games before going on to become gloabl superstars The Rio 2016 boxing tournament runs from 6 to 21 August in Pavilion 6 of the Riocentro complex Click here to buy tickets Michel Borges (in red) of Vidigal will compete at Rio 2016 (Photo: COB/Inovafoto/Wander Roberto)