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On this day in 2012: Nicola Adams makes Olympic history in London

Nicola Adams punched her way into history 10 years ago as she became the first woman boxer to be crowned an Olympic champion. The then 29-year-old from Leeds beat her arch-rival, China’s Ren Cancan, 16-7 to win flyweight gold in London on August 9, ...

09 Aug 2022 at 07:00

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Boxer Sameenah Toussaint’s come a long way since ‘hiding behind bags’ aged 10

Sameenah Toussaint was a 10-year-old hiding behind heavy bags when women’s boxing made its debut at the London Olympics and Nicola Adams swept to her historic first gold medal. Around the same time Toussaint’s father dragged her kicking and ...

25 Jul 2022 at 18:28

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On this day in 2017: Nicola Adams wins on professional debut

On this day in 2017, Nicola Adams sailed through her professional debut with a shut-out points win over Virginia Carcamo. Double Olympic champion Adams opened a new phase of her illustrious career when she met Argentina’s Carcamo over four ...

08 Apr 2023 at 06:00

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Nicola Adams recalls being told she was ‘too pretty’ to be a boxer

Two-time Olympic champion Nicola Adams remembers being told she was “too pretty” to be a boxer. More than a decade after her historic performance at London 2012, where Adams became the first-ever woman to win Olympic boxing gold, the ...

28 Feb 2023 at 00:01

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Rob McCracken sees bright future for GB boxing going into Paris Games

From Nicola Adams’ triumphant coronation at London 2012 to Galal Yafai’s mesmerising run through the flyweight ranks in Tokyo, Rob McCracken has presided over the most successful period in Great Britain’s Olympic boxing history. ...

24 Jul 2024 at 13:58

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Olympic champion Nicola Adams hits out in boxing gender controversy

Gold medal winner Nicola Adams has spoken out in the Olympic boxing gender row, saying it would be “unfair and dangerous” for people who have gone through male puberty to fight against women. Italian fighter Angela Carini ...

02 Aug 2024 at 13:31

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Nandy acknowledges concern about getting balance right amid Olympic gender row

Sport Secretary Lisa Nandy said she will be speaking to sporting bodies about “inclusion, fairness and safety” after what she described as an “incredibly uncomfortable watch” when asked about an Olympic boxing gender row....

02 Aug 2024 at 13:15

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