Nicola Adams capped her comeback from complicated shoulder surgery by making more history as she was crowned the first European Games boxing gold medallist in Baku yesterday.

Adams hailed herself “the comeback kid” after a typically classy performance to dispatch Poland’s experienced Sandra Drabik in the Azerbaijan capital.

Adams, who was the first female boxer to win Olympic gold in London two years ago, had missed the chance to add a first World Championship title due to injury earlier last year.

Adams said: “I feel fantastic and I can’t believe I am bringing home another piece of history for Great Britain. It’s great to be able to create history all the time.

“I trained really hard for these European Games. I just wanted to show everybody what I am about and that I am here to stay.

“I am like a comeback kid – you can never keep me down for long.”

After the tight opening ex-changes Adams turned on the style, snaking home a pair of fine left hands in the second and building on her advantage in a stylish third.

By the final round there was little doubt that the imperious Adams would once again be wearing a gold medal around her neck despite Drabik’s brave bid to turn the tide.

Adams, who will now look to build towards the qualifiers for next year’s Rio Olympics, added: “Touch wood, I haven’t had any injuries so far and I am hoping it will stay this way all the way to Rio.”