Paris | There are Olympic sports at which Australia dazzles, and there are sports where it fizzles. Boxing has always been one of the also-rans: just six medals in 116 years, not one of them gold.

This year, Australia’s boxers are hoping to rewrite that story. A dozen athletes are readying for the ring in Paris; it is the biggest and most diverse team yet assembled, and at least five could plausibly top the podium.