Britain's Olympic boxing champion Adams wins writers' award

 Britain's Olympic boxing champion Adams wins writers' award

LONDON, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion Nicola Adams became the first female¹ boxer² to win an award from the Boxing Writers' Club of Britain, it was announced here on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old Adams was given the Joe Bromley Award for outstanding services to boxing, becoming also the first female to be invited to the club's awards ceremony in its 61-year history.

Adams became the first British female boxer to win an Olympic gold medal in history after outclassing Chinese Ren Cancan in the flyweight final at the Olympic Games.

1 female   

adj.雌的，女(性)的；n.雌性的动物，女子

参考例句：

• We only employ female workers.我们只雇用女工。
• The animal in the picture was a female elephant.照片上的动物是头母象。

2 boxer   

n.制箱者，拳击手

参考例句：

• The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
• He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.他像拳击手一样踮着脚轻盈移动。