Nicola Hopewell

Nicola Hopewell
Personal information
NicknameHurricane[1]
NationalityEnglish
Born (1991-09-05) 5 September 1991[2]
Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England[1]
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
WeightFlyweight, Super-flyweight
Boxing career
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[3]
Total fights10
Wins8
Win by KO1
Losses2

Nicola Hopewell (born 5 September 1991) is an English professional boxer. She has held the IBO and Commonwealth female flyweight titles.

Professional boxing career

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]

In her next outing, Hopewell went back up a weight division to face IBF Intercontinental female super-flyweight champion Shannon Ryan at University of Wolverhampton at The Halls in Wolverhampton on 2 May 2026, with the vacant Commonwealth female super-flyweight title also on the line. She lost the fight by stoppage in the second round when he corner threw in the towel after Ryan had knocked her to the canvas.[20]

Other media

Hopewell took part in an episode of obstacle-course based gameshow Ninja Warrior UK which aired on ITV in April 2024.[21]

Professional boxing record

10 fights 8 wins 2 losses
By knockout 1 1
By decision 7 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
10 Loss 8–2 Shannon Ryan TKO 2 (10), 1:01 2 May 2026 University of Wolverhampton at The Halls, Wolverhampton, England For IBF female Intercontinental title and vacant Commonwealth female super-flyweight title
9 Win 8–1 Marie Connan SD 10 19 July 2025 Skate Central, Sheffield, England Won the IBO female flyweight title
8 Win 7–1 Kate Radomska TD 6 (10) 1 March 2025 Skate Central, Sheffield, England Fight stopped on doctors advice after Radomska was cut by her right eye due to an accidental clash of heads
7 Win 6–1 Mary Aina Abbey UD 10 19 October 2024 Skate Central, Sheffield, England Retained the Commonwealth female flyweight title
6 Win 5–1 Gemma Ruegg UD 10 20 April 2024 Magna Centre, Rotherham, England Won the vacant Commonwealth female flyweight title
5 Win 4–1 Kata Pap PTS 6 3 February 2024 Cedar Court Hotel, Bradford, England
4 Loss 3–1 Emma Dolan UD 10 6 October 2023 Park Community Arena, Sheffield, England For the Commonwealth female super-flyweight title
3 Win 3–0 Ivanka Ivanova PTS 6 10 February 2023 Magna Centre, Rotherham, England
2 Win 2–0 Buchra El Quaissi PTS 6 28 October 2022 Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England
1 Win 1–0 Klaudia Ferenczi TKO 6 (6), 0:55 26 August 2022 Platinum Suite, Bramall Lane Football Ground, Sheffield, England

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Boxrec profile of Nicola Hopewell". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  2. ↑ "Nicola Hopewell". tapology.com. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  3. ↑ "Boxing record for Nicola Hopewell". BoxRec.
  4. ↑ "Hopewell Stops Ferenczi On Her Professional Debut". Fight Post. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  5. ↑ "Two wins out of two for Worksop pro boxer Nicola Hopewell". Workshop Guardian. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  6. ↑ "Three out of three as Worksop pro boxer Nicola Hopewell wins on points". Workshop Guardian. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  7. ↑ "Hockering boxer Emma Dolan targets European title shot". BBC Sport. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  8. ↑ "Emma Dolan defeats Nicola Hopewell in Sheffield to keep her Commonwealth Title Belt infront of Ebanie Bridges and Jonny Nelson in epic boxing fight". Newark Advertiser. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  9. ↑ "Nicola Hopewell: Second Time Lucky?". Fight Post. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  10. ↑ "Nicola Hopewell makes history as Worksop's first Commonwealth boxing champion". Workshop Guardian. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  11. ↑ "Nicola Hopewell vs Gemma Ruegg". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  12. ↑ "Boxing: Nicola Hopewell hopes for world title chance". The Star. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  13. ↑ "Ringside Report: Nicola Hopewell Retains Her Commonwealth Flyweight Title". Fight Post. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  14. ↑ "British Hopewell Defeats Nigerian Abbey To Defend Commonwealth Flyweight Title". Sports247. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "Ringside Report: Nicola Hopewell Defeats Kate Radomska in Sheffield". Fight Post. 2 March 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  16. ↑ "Sheffield-trained boxer aims for world title fight this year". The Star. 2 March 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  17. ↑ "I swapped the ballroom for a boxing ring and hope to become world champion". The Star. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  18. ↑ "Ringside Report: Nicola Hopewell Beats Marie Connan To Win The IBO World Flyweight Title". Fight Post. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  19. ↑ "Sheffield hit by Hurricane Hopewell: Nicola Hopewell wins IBO world flyweight title". The Star. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  20. ↑ "Ringside Report: Shannon Ryan Stops Nicola Hopewell in Wolverhampton". Fight Post. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "Ninja Warrior UK: Sheffield boxer Nicola Hopewell stars in TV's 'toughest' game show". The Star. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
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