Female boxers will fighting it out at the 2012 Olympics after the bosses of the Games agreed to let them take part.
The Olympics in London will be the first time that female boxers will be allowed to take part.
Boxing was the only summer Olympic sport that didn't have a women's event as well as a men's one.
Members of the International Olympic Committee also talked about changes to the 2016 Games, and decided they wanted include golf and rugby.
It's thought there will be a four day golf tournament to win gold in golf, and a sevens tournament in rugby union.
The decisions about golf and rugby still need to get final approval from an IOC meeting in October.
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When women's boxing gets started at the London Games there will be three gold medals up for grabs. To make room for the women's event one men's weight class is to be removed.
The head of the IOC, Jacques Rogge, said: "I can only rejoice about the inclusion of women's boxing. Women's boxing has progressed a tremendous amount in the last five years and it was time that it be included in the games."
-Nathan133
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