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Nicola Adams becomes WBO flyweight champion

James Dielhenn

Senior Boxing Journalist @JamesDielhenn

Tuesday 30 July 2019 11:16, UK

Nicola Adams
Image: Nicola Adams is now WBO champion

Nicola Adams has been named WBO flyweight champion due to an injury to previous holder, Arely Mucino.

Britain's Adams was previously the interim champion and mandatory challenger to Mucino.

A WBO statement said that Mexico's Mucino was "unfit to return to active competition within the time period set forth in our rules" due to injury.

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Nicola Adams at Elland Road
Image: Adams won at Elland Road in her last fight
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Adams has therefore been upgraded to become a world champion for the first time.

The 36-year-old is unbeaten in five pro fights and was due to meet Mucino until withdrawing due to her own injury.

Adams became the first-ever female boxer to win an Olympic gold medal when she triumphed at London 2012, and she went on to repeat her flyweight success at Rio 2016, becoming the first double Olympic champion in women's boxing.

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