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Nicola Adams' Las Vegas debut called off due to Alexandra Vlajk's pre-fight blood test

Nicola Adams celebrates beating Maryan Salazar

Nicola Adams' Las Vegas debut was called off shortly before it was due to start.

The two-time Olympic gold medalist was ready to take on Hungarian Alexandra Vlajk on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin against Saul Alvarez at the T-Mobile Arena, on Saturday night.

But just before the 11pm BST start time, a problem with Vlajk's pre-contest blood test emerged, forcing the Leeds welterweight's third professional fight to be called off.

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She tweeted: "I'm devastated that I'm not boxing tonight, due to a problem with my opponent, thank you everyone for your support and kind messages."

Adams jumped at the late chance to appear on the high-profile card, hoping to realise an ambition she has held since the days when she would stay up into the early hours to watch her heroes on television.

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The 34-year-old made her professional debut in April, out-pointing Virginia Noemi Carcamo and then made her Leeds homecoming in May, stopping Maryan Salazar in the third.

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