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Essex,17 mins

“It gave me more fire to prove everyone wrong.”

Sonia Watson

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Essex born Nina Hughes is Britain’s newest WBA bantamweight World Champion Boxer after defeating Jamie Mitchell. The 40-year-old mum-of-two has only been professional boxing for nearly a year. ѿý Essex’s Sonia Watson spoke to Nina Hughes and Jane Couch MBE, who was the very first to get one in 1998.

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