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Shar’ron Baker is Philly’s first female boxing coach, and she’s not done yet

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The 63-year-old Baker became the first female boxing coach in Philadelphia in 1991. To her knowledge, she’s still the only one.

Shar’ron Baker watches and instructs Ny'Zee Blakeney while he does pushups at Pivott Boxing Academy in North Philadelphia on Thursday, July 02, 2020. Baker is Philly’s first and only female boxing trainer.
Shar’ron Baker watches and instructs Ny'Zee Blakeney while he does pushups at Pivott Boxing Academy in North Philadelphia on Thursday, July 02, 2020. Baker is Philly’s first and only female boxing trainer.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer
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