Briton Adams sets sights on elusive world title


  • Boxing
  • Thursday, 19 May 2016

Nicola Adams (L) of Britain reacts after winning her 51kg women's Fly weight boxing final fight at the 1st European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, June 25 , 2015. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

(Reuters) - British women's Olympic boxing champion Nicola Adams has set her heart on winning the world title, the only major honour to elude her.

The 33-year-old flyweight, who became the first female boxer to win an Olympic title at the 2012 London Games and is also the Commonwealth champion, wants to better her three world championship silver medals in Astana this week.

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