First female Olympic boxing champion gets MBE
Great Britain’s first female Olympic boxing champion Nicola Adams will be amongst other Olympians receiving honours from the Queen today.
Nicola Adams won the first ever Olympic Women’s Boxing Gold Medal at the London 2012 Games.
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