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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rachel Steinberg

Nicola Adams recalls being told she was ‘too pretty’ to be a boxer

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Two-time Olympic champion Nicola Adams remembers being told she was “too pretty” to be a boxer.

More than a decade after her historic performance at London 2012, where Adams became the first-ever woman to win Olympic boxing gold, the 40-year-old can still recall moments others tried to discourage her from even trying.

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