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Nicola Adams’ glittering boxing career – in pictures

The two-time Olympic champion has announced her retirement at the age of 37.

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Nicola Adams, the two-time Olympic champion and current WBO flyweight world champion, has announced her retirement from boxing at the age of 37.

Here, the PA news agency takes a look back through her career.

Adams, left, beat Lynsey Holdaway in the final of the Great Britain Amateur Boxing Championships in Liverpool in 2010
Adams, left, beat Lynsey Holdaway in the final of the Great Britain Amateur Boxing Championships in Liverpool in 2010 (Peter Byrne/PA)
Adams beat Ren Cancan to win the irst women's Olympic gold in London
Adams beat Ren Cancan to win the first women’s Olympic gold in London (Julien Behal/PA)
Adams proudly showed off her gold medal
Adams proudly showed off her gold medal (Nick Potts/PA)
Adams met then-Prime Minister David Cameron during a training session in Brazil
She met then-Prime Minister David Cameron during a training session in Brazil (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Adams unveiled a Forgemasters statue of a scorpion in Sheffield
Adams unveiled a Forgemasters statue of a scorpion in Sheffield (Lynne Cameron/PA)
Adams won Commonwealth Games gold in Glasgow in 2014
Adams won Commonwealth Games gold in Glasgow in 2014 (Peter Byrne/PA)
Another Olympics, another gold medal for Adams
Another Olympics, another gold medal for Adams (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Adams met the Queen again!
Adams met the Queen again! (PA)
Adams received an OBE
Adams received an OBE (Yui Mok/PA)
Adams made it 2-0 in Leeds
Adams made it 2-0 in Leeds (Danny Lawson/PA)
Adams won the WBO female interim flyweight title in Leicester in 2018
Adams won the WBO female interim flyweight title in Leicester (Nick Potts/PA)
Adams retained her title with a split decision against Maria Salinas in her last fight in September
Adams retained her title with a split decision against Maria Salinas in her last fight in September (Steven Paston/PA)
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