Nicola Adams

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Gender	Female
Age	42
Web site	www.nicola-adams.com
Date of birth	October 26,1982
Zodiac sign	Scorpio
Born	Leeds
	United Kingdom
Height	164 (cm)
Weight	51 (kg)
Parents	Denver Adams
	Innocent Adams
Gold medals	Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's flyweight
Job	Professional Boxer
Education	University Centre at Leeds City College
	Hopwood Hall College
	Bradford College
	Leeds City College
Books	Believe
	Believe: Boxing, Olympics and My Life Outside the Ring
Siblings	Kurtis Adams
Career end	November 2019
Olympic medal	Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's flyweight
Date of Reg.	2019-02-20 21:06:06
Date of Upd.	2023-11-11 18:36:46
ID	436212

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Nicola Adams Life story

Nicola Virginia Adams OBE is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2017 to 2019. She retired with an undefeated record and held the World Boxing Organization female flyweight title in 2019.

Princess of Wales Kate pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth at carol service

Dec 22,2022 5:41 pm

... Readings were delivered by the Prince of Wales, Dame Kristin Scott Thomas, and Nicola Adams...

Strictly's John and Johannes boost interest in same-sex dancing

Dec 17,2021 4:17 am

... The duo of John Whaite and Johannes Radebe follow last year s first same-sex team of Nicola Adams and Katya Jones, who had to pull out because of Covid-19...

MOBOs: Dave and Little Simz among nominations

Nov 11,2021 4:34 pm

... Other names honoured in recent events include Krept & Konan, Nicola Adams, Skepta, Lenny Henry, Ms Dynamite and Sam Smith...

How many statues of black people are there?

Jun 13,2020 2:38 am

... Those include boxer Nicola Adams, musician Jazzie B and Spurs footballer Ledley King, are recorded, but may not be taken into account, traditional statues...

General election 2019: The politics of power in Yorkshire

Feb 16,2020 8:56 am

... Leeds boxer Nicola Adams was one of seven Yorkshire athletes to win gold at the London Olympics On the streets of Sheffield, Dr Cole s analysis seems to chime with potential voters...

Greta Thunberg to guest edit Radio 4's Today programme

Feb 16,2020 8:29 am

... Previous guest editors of the show have included the Duke of Sussex, Angelina Jolie, former House of Commons speaker John Bercow and David Dimbleby, as well as Sir Lenny Henry, Nicola Adams, Tracey Emin, Professor Stephen Hawking and Sir Richard Branson...

Nicola Adams retirement: The pros and cons of boxing

Feb 16,2020 8:01 am

...Two-time Olympic champion Nicola Adams has retired from boxing over fears she could lose her sight...

Nicola Adams: 'I've paved the way for female boxers'

Feb 16,2020 7:54 am

...Two-time Olympic champion Nicola Adams has announced her retirement from boxing over fears she could lose her eyesight...

MOBOs: Dave and Little Simz among nominations

Feb 16,2020 3:36 am

Dave leads this year's MOBOs nominations with five, as the awards show returns with its first live show since 2017.

Newcomer Central Cee comes in close behind with four nominations.

Little Simz , Arlo Parks , Ghetts and Cleo Sol have three each, including Best Female Act and Album of the Year.

The awards, which have celebrated music of black origin since 1996, will take place in Coventry on 5 December.

Mahalia and Nines won two awards each at which was only streamed online.

It's not a bad MOBOs debut for London rapper Central Cee with four nominations.

They include Best Male Act and Song of the Year for Commitment Issues.

Previous winners also include Stormzy - who won three awards in 2017, and Kano, who won best album in 2016.

Other names honoured in recent events include Krept & Konan, Nicola Adams , Skepta, Lenny Henry , Ms Dynamite and Sam Smith .

People can now vote for who they want to win on the MOBOs website.

Soul singer Cleo Sol is recognised for her latest album Mother, by being in the running this year for Best R& B/Soul Act, Best Female Act, and Album of The Year.

This year's ceremony will also see the MOBOs first award for Best Drill Act.

Organisers say they want to " recognise the cultural and urgent force that the genre has become over last few years".

The MCs nominated include Headie One , Tion Wayne , Unknown T , Digga D and M1llionz.

" The Past 20 months have been extremely challenging for artists everywhere, " explains Kanya King CBE, The Founder and boss of MOBO Group.

" As always We Are seeing creatives Rise Up and adapt, even in a global pandemic. "

When will it be on?

The Ceremony will take place on Sunday 5 December at Coventry Building Society Arena.

It will be live-streamed on YouTube, with Bbc One broadcasting a behind-the-scenes show with interviews and performances.

BBC Radio 1Xtra will also be covering the awards, with Dj Target 's weekday shows bringing performances and interviews with this year's nominees and winners.

The nominees in fullBest Male Act

AJ Tracey

Central Cee

Dave

Ghetts

Headie One

Potter Payper

Best Female Act

Arlo Parks

Bree Runway

Cleo Sol

Little Simz