New champion alert: 40 year-old novice wins WBA title

By Scott Shaffer

27/11/2022

New champion alert: 40 year-old novice wins WBA title

Nina Hughes W12 Jamie Mitchell ... For those who need convincing how little talent there is in certain women's divisions, listen to this: forty year-old Nina Hughes, who turned pro less than one year ago, is the new WBA bantamweight champion after outpointing Jamie Mitchell in Dubai. Just 5-0, Hughes carried the scorecards by 97-93 and 96-94 (twice). Mitchell is now 8-1-2.