There are certain things in life that simply, for whatever reason, don’t sound like they should be good bedfellows.Honesty and used car salesmen come to mind.Obesity and good health is another, as is ketchup and ice cream, the Hatfields and McCoys, weightlifting and daintiness, oh and the biggest one, Simon Cowell and pleasantries.But at these London Olympics I saw one that somehow sounded like it shouldn’t also ... but strangely it did.Beauty and boxing. Not beauty in the sense of wonderful pugilistic technique and flawless delivery of the Marquess of Queensbury rules ... instead, actual, physical female femininity and beauty.Nicola Adams, a British woman who is 29 years old, now holds the distinction of winning female boxing’s first ever gold medal at an Olympics following her points victory over world number one, Ren Cancan in the 51kg category. It was an attractive display of boxing, toughness and technique.Before they took to the ring for the finals, I watched mainly because I like boxing, love the Olympics and because this was an unprecedented moment in the 120 years history of the modern Olympics.And I was flawed. What struck me most was not only their ability to punch, dodge, weave, counter attack and absorb punishment, but their actual physical attractiveness.Adams would turn heads if she walked down Church Street on any given day. She is that pretty. Sure, a fit athletic body has that ability all the time, but this girl is nearly gorgeous ... and her smile is magic. She possesses one of those grins that light up people when they are near them. You know the type. Just sincerely appealing.I realise the Brits have about a million other gold medallists to choose from in order to make golden girls out of these games, but Adams must surely be one of them. And she bears no marks or war wounds on her pretty visage either.In the very next final, the 60kg weight class, known as the lightweight division, it happened again. This time it was Ireland’s current world champion Katie Taylor. She cautiously ploughed through her final, winning gold by a decisive margin in the end and in doing so electrifying the 15,000 strong crowd who mainly came to see her fight.She, in women’s boxing, is considered an icon, a Lebron James of the ring if you like. And she is a head turner also. I may be harping on too much here re this issue, but their raw athletic power and ability is one thing to admire in a sport that has not been kind to women over the years. Their physical attractiveness is another.Claressa Shields of the US, a 17-year-old wunderkind, came out blazing as precocious teenagers do in the 75kg and over class and won as she pleased. She has the world at her feet and she too is attractive.Shields, Taylor, and Adams triumphed in rapid succession on the final day of the London Games’ landmark tournament, claiming the first Olympic titles in a growing sport that was banned in Britain until 1996.And it now no longer is banned. It has been legitimised by these pioneers, and because of that, and because Bermuda boasts Teresa Perozzi, a world champion in the pro ranks of women’s boxing. Bermuda has an opportunity here to succeed at the Olympics going forward.Now, here’s why.After Perozzi retained her WBA world middleweight belt after belting challenger April Ward at Berkeley Institute earlier this year in front of a capacity crowd, surely a few young women, or girls, saw that a trailblazer had arrived for them.If she can do it, so can they ... must be going on in their minds.Combine this with the fact that Bermuda’s ONLY medal at an Olympics was in boxing, courtesy of Clarence Hill in 1976, then you see a very distinct pattern forming. Any actuary worth their salt would jump for joy here.When you also add the sumptuous fact that women’s boxing at the Olympics is now here to stay, and is in fact frequented by far less global competitors than say your regular Bermuda Olympic sports such as track and field, swimming, triathlon and even sailing.....well start preparing now girls.Bermudian women are tough. They are strong-boned and resolute by nature.They also are gifted DNA-wise for sport ... they just need to apply this and train. Bermuda can and should win medals at the Olympics in women’s boxing and with a world champion to lead them inspirationally, plus an Olympic legend to guide them technically, it makes sense that women’s boxing should see a MAJOR tidal wave of interest, support, participation and funding in Bermuda.It must.And forget about anyone who wants to see it banned as too rough, too unladylike, too physically demanding or not feminine enough.....these Games proved all that is hogwash.Plus ... women give birth and that makes them the stronger gender anyway.Girls of Bermuda with Olympic aspirations ... boxing is your new bag.