Nicola Adams

Nicola Adams
OBE
Adams in 2012
Born
Nicola Virginia Adams

(1982-10-26) 26 October 1982 (age 42)
NationalityBritish
Other namesThe Lioness, Babyface[2]
Statistics
Weight(s)Flyweight
Height5 ft 4.5 in (164 cm)[1]
Boxing record
Total fights6
Wins5
Wins by KO3
Losses0
Draws1
Medal record
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
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Flyweight
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Flyweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Astana Flyweight
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Flyweight
Representing  England
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Ningbo Bantamweight
Silver medal – second place 2010 Bridgetown Flyweight
Silver medal – second place 2012 Qinhuangdao Flyweight
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Flyweight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Rotterdam Flyweight
Silver medal – second place 2007 Vejle Bantamweight
EU Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Katowice Flyweight
Gold medal – first place 2013 Keszthely Flyweight

Nicola Virginia Adams OBE (born 26 October 1982) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2017 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.

  1. ^ "Nicola Adams". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. ^ Snow, Jon (13 August 2012). "Captivated by boxing's Nicola 'Babyface' Adams". Channel 4. Retrieved 7 September 2018.