Nicola Hopewell
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Hurricane[1] |
| Nationality | English |
| Born | 5 September 1991[2] |
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Weight | Flyweight, Super-flyweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record[3] | |
| Total fights | 9 |
| Wins | 8 |
| Win by KO | 1 |
| Losses | 1 |
Nicola Hopewell (born 5 September 1991) is an English professional boxer. She has held the IBO and Commonwealth female flyweight titles.
Hopewell made her professional debut on 26 August 2022 with a sixth-round stoppage of Klaudia Ferenczi at Bramall Lane in Sheffield.[4]
Points wins over Spain's Buchra El Quaissi[5] and Ivanka Ivanova from Bulgaria[6] followed before, in just her fourth fight, she unsuccessfully challenged Emma Dolan for the Commonwealth female super-flyweight title, losing by unanimous decision at Park Community Arena in Sheffield on 6 October 2023.[7][8]
Hopewell returned to the ring on 3 February 2024, securing a points win against Kata Pap before moving down a weight division for a second attempt to claim a Commonwealth title this time at flyweight.[9] The switch proved a good move as Hopewell took the vacant championship thanks to a unanimous decision victory over Gemma Ruegg at the Magna Centre in Rotherham on 20 April 2024.[10][11]
She made a successful first defense of her title with a unanimous decision win over Nigerian boxer Mary Aina Abbey at Skate Central in Sheffield on 19 October 2024. All three ringside judges scored the fight 99–89.[12][13][14]
At the same venue on 1 March 2025, Hopewell defeated Kate Radomska in a non-title bout via technical decision. Acting on the advice of the ringside doctor, the referee halted the fight in the sixth round due to a cut near Radomska's right eye caused by an accidental clash of heads. The contest was decided by the referee's scorecard up to that point with Hopewell winning 58–57.[15][16]
Fighting at Skate Central in Sheffield for the third successive time, Hopewell challenged IBO female flyweight champion Marie Connan on 19 July 2025.[17] She won the contest via split decision with two judges scoring it 96–93 and 95–94 respectively in her favour, while the third had it 96–93 for her opponent.[18][19]