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Nicola Adams

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Nicola Adams

Nicola Virginia Adams OBE (born 26 October 1982) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2007 to 2019. She retired with an undefeated record and held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) female flyweight title in 2019. As an amateur, she became the first female boxer to become an Olympic champion after winning gold at London 2012, and the first double Olympic champion following a second gold medal at Rio 2016, both in the flyweight division. As of 27 May 2016 she was the reigning Olympic, World and European Games champion at flyweight, and won the entire set of amateur championships available to her – Olympic, Commonwealth and European Games' titles, and the World, European and European Union championships.

Infobox

Nickname(s)
The Lioness, Babyface
Nationality
British
Born
Nicola Virginia Adams (1982-10-26) 26 October 1982 (age 43)Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Height
5 ft 4.5 in (164 cm)
Weight
Flyweight
Total fights
6
Wins
5
Win by KO
3
Losses
0
Draws
1
Event
Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 2 0 0 World Championships 1 3 0 European Championships 1 1 0 European Games 1 0 0 European Union Championships 2 0 0 Commonwealth Games 1 0 0 Total 8 4 0
Olympic Games
2
World Championships
1
European Championships
1
European Games
1
European Union Championships
2
Commonwealth Games
1
Total
8

Tables

· Honours and awards › Boxing championships
European Amateur Championships
European Amateur Championships
Year
2007
Tournament
European Amateur Championships
Venue
Vejle, Denmark
Result
2nd
Event
54 kg
World Amateur Championship
World Amateur Championship
Year
2008
Tournament
World Amateur Championship
Venue
Ningbo, People's Republic of China
Result
2nd
Event
54 kg
World Amateur Championship
World Amateur Championship
Year
2010
Tournament
World Amateur Championship
Venue
Bridgetown, Barbados
Result
2nd
Event
51 kg
European Union Amateur Championships
European Union Amateur Championships
Year
2011
Tournament
European Union Amateur Championships
Venue
Katowice, Poland
Result
1st
Event
51 kg
European Amateur Championships
European Amateur Championships
Year
2011
Tournament
European Amateur Championships
Venue
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Result
1st
Event
51 kg
World Amateur Championship
World Amateur Championship
Year
2012
Tournament
World Amateur Championship
Venue
Qinhuangdao, China
Result
2nd
Event
51 kg
Summer Olympics
Summer Olympics
Year
2012
Tournament
Summer Olympics
Venue
London, United Kingdom
Result
1st
Event
51 kg
European Union Amateur Championships
European Union Amateur Championships
Year
2013
Tournament
European Union Amateur Championships
Venue
Keszthely, Hungary
Result
1st
Event
51 kg
Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
Year
2014
Tournament
Commonwealth Games
Venue
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Result
1st
Event
51 kg
European Games
European Games
Year
2015
Tournament
European Games
Venue
Baku, Azerbaijan
Result
1st
Event
51 kg
World Amateur Championship
World Amateur Championship
Year
2016
Tournament
World Amateur Championship
Venue
Astana, Kazakhstan
Result
1st
Event
51 kg
Summer Olympics
Summer Olympics
Year
2016
Tournament
Summer Olympics
Venue
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Result
1st
Event
51 kg
Year
Tournament
Venue
Result
Event
2007
European Amateur Championships
Vejle, Denmark
2nd
54 kg
2008
World Amateur Championship
Ningbo, People's Republic of China
2nd
54 kg
2010
World Amateur Championship
Bridgetown, Barbados
2nd
51 kg
2011
European Union Amateur Championships
Katowice, Poland
1st
51 kg
2011
European Amateur Championships
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
1st
51 kg
2012
World Amateur Championship
Qinhuangdao, China
2nd
51 kg
2012
Summer Olympics
London, United Kingdom
1st
51 kg
2013
European Union Amateur Championships
Keszthely, Hungary
1st
51 kg
2014
Commonwealth Games
Glasgow, United Kingdom
1st
51 kg
2015
European Games
Baku, Azerbaijan
1st
51 kg
2016
World Amateur Championship
Astana, Kazakhstan
1st
51 kg
2016
Summer Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1st
51 kg
· Professional boxing record
By knockout
By knockout
6 fights
By knockout
5 wins
3
0 losses
0
By decision
By decision
6 fights
By decision
5 wins
2
0 losses
0
Draws
Draws
6 fights
Draws
5 wins
1
6 fights
5 wins
0 losses
By knockout
3
0
By decision
2
0
Draws
1
· Professional boxing record
6
6
No.
6
Result
Draw
Record
5–0–1
Opponent
Maria Salinas
Type
SD
Round, time
10
Date
27 Sep 2019
Location
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
Notes
Retained WBO female flyweight title
5
5
No.
5
Result
Win
Record
5–0
Opponent
Isabel Millan
Type
UD
Round, time
10
Date
6 Oct 2018
Location
Morningside Arena, Leicester, England
Notes
Won vacant WBO female interim flyweight title
4
4
No.
4
Result
Win
Record
4–0
Opponent
Soledad del Valle Frias
Type
KO
Round, time
1 (10), 2:59
Date
19 May 2018
Location
Elland Road, Leeds, England
3
3
No.
3
Result
Win
Record
3–0
Opponent
Soledad Macedo
Type
TKO
Round, time
3 (6), 1:26
Date
16 Dec 2017
Location
Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada
2
2
No.
2
Result
Win
Record
2–0
Opponent
Maryan Salazar
Type
TKO
Round, time
3 (4), 0:35
Date
13 May 2017
Location
First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
1
1
No.
1
Result
Win
Record
1–0
Opponent
Virginia Noemi Carcamo
Type
PTS
Round, time
4
Date
8 Apr 2017
Location
Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
No.
Result
Record
Opponent
Type
Round, time
Date
Location
Notes
6
Draw
5–0–1
Maria Salinas
SD
10
27 Sep 2019
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
Retained WBO female flyweight title
5
Win
5–0
Isabel Millan
UD
10
6 Oct 2018
Morningside Arena, Leicester, England
Won vacant WBO female interim flyweight title
4
Win
4–0
Soledad del Valle Frias
KO
1 (10), 2:59
19 May 2018
Elland Road, Leeds, England
3
Win
3–0
Soledad Macedo
TKO
3 (6), 1:26
16 Dec 2017
Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada
2
Win
2–0
Maryan Salazar
TKO
3 (4), 0:35
13 May 2017
First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
1
Win
1–0
Virginia Noemi Carcamo
PTS
4
8 Apr 2017
Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
· Television
2013
Waterloo Road
Role(s)
Self
Notes
Series 9, Episode 9
2019
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C
Role(s)
Contestant
Notes
Series 2, Episode 5
2020
Celebrity Gogglebox
Role(s)
Self
Notes
Series 2
Strictly Come Dancing
Role(s)
Contestant
Notes
Series 18
2023
Scared of the Dark
Role(s)
Contestant
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2013
Waterloo Road
Self
Series 9, Episode 9
2019
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C
Contestant
Series 2, Episode 5
2020
Celebrity Gogglebox
Self
Series 2
Strictly Come Dancing
Contestant
Series 18
2023
Scared of the Dark
Contestant
· External links
World boxing titles
World boxing titles
Sporting positions
World boxing titles
New title
New title
Sporting positions
New title
Sporting positions
WBO femaleflyweight championInterim title 6 October 2018 – 29 July 2019Promoted
Sporting positions
Vacant
VacantTitle last held byArely Muciño
VacantTitle last held byArely Muciño
Sporting positions
VacantTitle last held byArely Muciño
Sporting positions
WBO femaleflyweight champion 29 July 2019 – 6 November 2019Retired
Sporting positions
VacantTitle next held byDébora Anahí López
Sporting positions
World boxing titles
New title
WBO femaleflyweight championInterim title 6 October 2018 – 29 July 2019Promoted
Vacant
VacantTitle last held byArely Muciño
WBO femaleflyweight champion 29 July 2019 – 6 November 2019Retired
VacantTitle next held byDébora Anahí López

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