Who inspires me?

Nicola Adams inspires me because of her sport success and her commitment. She is from Leeds, she is 35 years old and her nickname is The Lioness or Baby Face. She fights in the flyweight division and she was the first female boxer to represent England in a fight against an Irish boxer.

Nicola fought her first fight when she was just 13 (and won it). She recently won her fifth out of five fights when she beat the Mexican boxer Isabel Millan, and she won the gold medal in the Olympic Games in 2012 and 2016.

When I’m older I would like to carry on boxing, and I hope to see more female boxers. At the moment Nicola Adams is the most famous female boxer, and I would like to see more like her.

When I come out from my boxing lessons I feel like I can do anything and I feel like I can achieve anything, I’ve just got to believe in myself. I wish other girls could experience the same feeling. I think that if there were more examples of women and girls doing boxing, then it would inspire more girls to try it.

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