After missing
out on the Olympics, I retired from the sport for three
years in which time I got married and had my first son."
After Hughes
put on a lot of weight, she began training again and set
herself a challenge to have one fight to lose the baby
weight.
Hughes said that after she competed again, she again fell in
love with the sport. After having to pull out of the
national championships due to another pregnancy, I
knew I wanted to carry on with boxing, so after giving birth
to my second son, I went straight back in the gym after a
few weeks to get ready to compete again.
Hughes added, "I have now taken the decision to turn
professional at bantamweight."
On Nina’s third
professional fight she boxed unbeaten prospect Tysie
Gallagher 4-0 for the vacant commonwealth and WBO
International title winning both titles by a majority split
decision,
A "Huge" win
for Nina Hughes-Smith when she defeats Jamie Mitchell for
the WBA Bantamweight World Title, who's previous owner of
that belt was Mitchell who was defending her belt this night
on November 26, 2022. WBAN congratulated Hughes-Smith
on this fantastic win!
On November
26, 2022, at the Hilton Palm Jumeirah, in Dubai, In the main
event, Nina Hughes, won a 10-round unanimous decision over
Jamie Mitchell. Final judges scores were 96-94, 97-93,
and 96-94. The two were fighting for the WBA
Bantamweight world title belt.
4 time
national English champion at 51kg and 54kg
2 x 3 nations
champion
Won English title belt twice
Gold medal representing England in
European tournament
Several gold medals in Hungary box cup and other box
cups in Europe
