Great Britain's Nicola Adams created history Thursday when she became the first woman boxer to clinch an Olympic boxing gold after beating China's Ren Cancan in the flyweight category.

Women's boxing has been introduced in the Olympic curriculum for the first time and Adams made the most of the opportunity crushing her opponent, a three-time world champ, 16-7 in front of a cheering crowd at the ExCel arena.

An overjoyed Adams, who dominated all the four two-minute rounds, was quoted as saying after the bout that this was the sole purpose in her life and she had finally achieved it.

"I am just so happy and overwhelmed tonight," she told a leading global channel.

The vociferous crowd, that also included the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton, went into a tizzy as Adams opened up an early 4-2 lead after the first round. Adams remained out of harm's way even as she landed clever punches on her illustrious rival.

Adams then landed a huge right punch midway through the second round to have Ren on the canvas to swell her lead to 9-4. The power and reach of Adams's punches rattled Ren who tried different combinations to counter her youg opponent, but the end result was the same.

It was sweet revenge for Adams who had lost to Ren in the world championships final earlier this year.

Losing semifinalists, MC Mary Kom of India and the United States' Marlen Esparez, clinched bronze. In boxing, both the losing semifinalists are awarded bronze.

Meanwhile, Ireland's Katie Taylor, winner of four world titles, added the Olympic gold to her kitty when she overcame a stiff challenge from Russia's Sofya Ochigava 10-8 in lightweight category immediately after Adams's win.

 

The US, Ireland and Britain celebrated the fighters who took home the first Olympic boxing gold medals for women. The event proved popular, and some suggested adding more weight classes to the competition in the future

 

 

Britain's Nicola Adams First Woman Boxer to Clinch Gold at Olympics