Nicola Adams became the first female boxer to become an Olympic champion in 2012. At the London Summer Olympics she won fly weight title. She went on to successfully defend her title at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
She began her career as an amateur representing Haringey Police Community Club. She went on to win the entire set of amateur championships available to her - Olympic, Commonwealth and European Games titles.
She turned professional in 2017 and went on to capture the WBO flyweight title. She only fought 6 ties as a professional - winning 5 and drawing her last contest. In her rematch with Maria Salinas she suffered a torn pupil and after consultation retired, undefeated.
I’m immensely honoured to have represented our country- to win double Olympic medals and then the WBO championship belt is a dream come true.
Nicola Adams.
(Nicola became the first openly LGBT person to win an Olympic boxing gold medal.)
Sources
Wikipedia
Women in Sport by Rachel Ignotofsky
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