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Boxing: Manny, Mayweather Inspire Adams
Two-time Olympic boxing champion, Nicola Adams has said that Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao inspire her to keep fighting.
Adams, who turns 37 next month, will face Maria Salinas in the first defence of her WBO world flyweight title at the Royal Albert Hall on Friday.
Mayweather and Pacquiao have both won fights in their 40s and Adams admits “that definitely gives me confidence”.
“I’ll be boxing until I decide that I can’t anymore,” she said.
Adams became WBO champion for the first time in July when opponent Arely Mucino was injured in a car accident and unable to defend the title.
The Leeds fighter’s last contest was in October 2018 and she says her time out of the ring has been “really frustrating” but that she is “ready and confident” to fight Salinas.
“She’s tough, she’s strong,” Adams told Tidesports source. “This is definitely the biggest fight of my career as a professional so far.
“She’s fought for the world title before and lost, and I’m planning to make sure it’s the same outcome at the Royal Albert Hall,” he said.
The fight will be the first time female boxers have fought at the London venue.