Girl boxer nicknamed Babyface who no one would sponsor

August 09, 2012 11:39

Her nickname is Babyface, and from the family album snapshots of a cute little girl in pigtails, it's not hard to see why.But Nicola Adams grew up to fight her way to the top in one of the toughest of sports for a woman '" boxing. Last night the determined 29-year-old was on the brink of fulfilling her 17-year dream to win an Olympic gold medal.

Nicola, by the way, is the person who pipped Mary Kom to the silver/gold medal.

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