Jade Jones is targeting a professional boxing debut fight in September after setting herself a “crazy” challenge to switch from Taekwondo.

Two-time Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones of Great Britain is switching sports to boxing. "Some days I wake up and think, am I absolutely crazy? Do you know what I mean?" Jones, 31, said in a BBC Breakfast segment that aired Friday.

Wales' double Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones is switching sports and has taken up boxing. The 31-year-old says she is "dreaming big" as she intends to become a two sport world champion. Jones has been boxing for two months and is training with former professional boxer Stephen Smith in a move she thinks is unprecedented as she eyes a career in the paid ranks.

LONDON — Jade Jones, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in taekwondo, is launching a career in boxing. Jones took gold for Britain in 2012 and 2016 and competed in four Games, most recently in Paris last year. But, at the age of 31, she has announced her move to boxing.

Double Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones has announced her retirement from the sport in order to embark on a new career as a professional boxer. Jones, 31, who won gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016, will be trained by former British and Commonwealth champion Stephen Smith in Liverpool.

Jade Jones has announced her retirement from taekwondo, as the double Olympic champion gets ready to start the next chapter in her life as a professional boxer.

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