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Radio 5 Live,1 min
Nicola Adams could ‘set alight’ women’s pro boxing says brother
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Nicola Adams’ brother thinks that she could be the one to raise the profile of women’s professional boxing after defending her Olympic title in Rio. Kurtis Adams told 5 live: “It would be nice to see her defend in Tokyo, but there are other options in the pro game available to her now.� Adams became the first British boxer to retain their Olympic title in 92 years by winning gold in the women’s flyweight division. After all her success, Kurtis thinks a move to the pros could now be on the cards: “The sport is not heavily publicised, but I feel as though Nicola could set the pro game alight and get it to the same level as the men’s.� This clip is originally from 5 live Olympic Breakfast on Sunday 21 August 2016.
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