Jessica boxes for Cambridge

Student Jessica Hudson has made history as the first woman to box for Cambridge University.

The 23-year-old, who took part in the university's annual competition against the Army at Sandhurst College, beat officer cadet Fiona Watson, also 23, by a technical knockout in the second round of a featherweight contest.

After the bout Miss Hudson said: "It was fantastic knowing it was history in the making. I worked hard and landed a lot of punches. My defence was a bit poor and she landed a few punches, but I was fine. In the second round she turned her back on me because I was landing so many punches."

Miss Hudson, who is studying for a PhD in social psychology, gained six As at A-level, a BA with first class honours in Social and Political Sciences at Cambridge and an MPhil.

She weighs in at 55kg and captains the Cambridge University women's rugby team. At 5ft 3in she is described by her trainer Mick Taylor as a "little fighting machine".

Miss Hudson's brother Ben is the Eastern Counties and Home Counties welterweight champion. He was in her corner for her boxing debut.