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Women boxers Nic. Adams and 'Tasha'
1. Natasha Jonas
Lightweight (60 kg)
English; Born 18 June 1984 (age 30), Liverpool, England
Initially intending to be a footballer, 'Tasha' spent eighteen months in the United States on a football scholarship, before returning to the U.K.. She currently works for Liverpool City Council and does part-time youth work.
Boxing competitor for United Kingdom
2012 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships : Bronze 2012 Qinhuangdao Lightweight, and became the first ever female British boxer to qualify for an Olympic Games, she then went on to take the bronze medal and a place in the 2012 London Olympics back to Liverpool with her.
Is ranked #5 in the AIBA world rankings.
Natasha Jonas (Official Website) natashajonas.co.uk
2. Nicola Adams , (born 26 October 1982) is a British boxer and the first woman to win an Olympic. boxing title. She was a Gold Medal winner at the 2012 Summer Olympics held in London. Before the London Summer Olympic Games), she was rated World Number Two in the Flyweight (51kg) division.
Also won :
Commonwealth Games : Gold, 2014 Glasgow, Flyweight
European Amateur Championships : Silver, 2007 Vejle, 54 kg
Gold, 2011 Rotterdam, 51 kg
European Union Amateur Championships : Gold, 2011 Katowice, 51 kg
Gold, 2013 Keszthely, 51 kg
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