Class of 2012: Where are Team GB's Olympic boxing heroes now?

The Olympic Games is set to take place in Tokyo, Japan in July as it stands. 
Pat McCormack, Cheavon Clarke and Frazer Clarke are just three of 11 fighters set to represent Team GB this summer.
Olympic glory can lead them into big time boxing with British promotional duo Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren.
Well, that’s if they decide they want to turn professional after the Games. While winning Olympic gold can be highly rewarding, it can also have the opposite impact, just ask Audley Harrison.
2021 marks nine years since a certain Anthony Joshua won the final gold medal of the London Games, but where is he and the nine other Team GB members now? 

Anthony Joshua: Gold (super heavyweight)

Since his Olympic triumph, Joshua has become a household name in the UK and is the current heavyweight world champion.
After James DeGale, ‘AJ’ is the second fighter to have won an Olympic gold medal and professional world title. He defeated Charles Martin to win the IBF strap in 2015 and has since unified the division with victories over Wladimir Klitschko and Joseph Parker, respectively.
He is now a two-time world champion after avenging a sole defeat to Mexico’s first heavyweight ruler Andy Ruiz Jr. It set the pay-per-view record in the UK with 1.56 million buys. He is expected to face Oleksandr Usyk next after negotiations with Tyson Fury collapsed.

Luke Campbell: Gold (bantamweight)

The Hull man followed Joshua in joining Matchroom Boxing and Eddie Hearn and has featured on Sky Sports PPV alongside Pound for Pound star Vasyl Lomachenko.
Despite his brave performances against Lomachenko, Jorge Linares and Ryan Garcia, Campbell is yet to taste world glory in the pro ranks.

Nicola Adams: Gold (flyweight)

A Yorkshire legend. Nicola Adams won top honours in 2012 and continued to dominate the amateurs with another gold medal four years later at the 2016 Rio Games at flyweight. She finally made her highly-anticipated move as a professional in 2017 with Hall of Fame promoter Warren.
Adams - named the most influential LGBT person in Great Britain by the Telegraph in 2012 - won five of her six bouts as a pro and captured the WBO world title before drawing her first and only defence at the Royal Albert Hall.
In 2019, the ‘Lioness’ announced her retirement from the sport on medical grounds. She was advised by doctors to hang the gloves up to prevent any damage which could ‘lead to irreparable and permanent vision loss’.
She is now working in the media and gives influential talks to inspire the next generation. A golden postbox was designed in Leeds to honour Adams’ accomplishments.

Anthony Ogogo: Bronze (middleweight)

After winning a bronze medal, Ogogo looked like the hottest prospect in British boxing. He was signed by Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions and won his first seven bouts before injuring his achilles.
His first and only title shot was against Birmingham’s Craig Cunningham for the WBC International title. The middleweight would go on to be pulled out from the contest in round eight by cornerman Tony Sims after sustaining blurred vision from a fractured eye socket.
Despite Kalle Sauerland stating Ogogo was recovering well, the Briton was registered blind in 2017 and would never return to the ring. Ogogo has featured on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing and is now embarking a new career as a developing wrestler for All Elite Wrestling [AEW].

Josh Taylor: Round of 16 (lightweight)

Despite disappointment in London, the Scotsmen carried on as an amateur and went on to win gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. He then teamed up with Shane McGuigan and has gone on to become a superstar of the sport.
Taylor, 2019 World Boxing Super Series champion, is now the undisputed champion at 140lbs following his win against Joe Ramirez under new trainer Ben Davison.
Bigger things await for Taylor, who is now signed to Bob Arum’s Top Rank.
The ‘Tartan Tornado’ has been linked to future showdowns with Mikey Garcia and Terence Crawford.

Natasha Jonas: Quarter-finals (lightweight)

The Brit was eliminated in the last-eight by Irish superstar Katie Taylor - today’s undisputed lightweight champion. A silver medal followed for Jonas in the 2014 European Championships and in 2017, she decided to join 2015 Ring Magazine Trainer of the Year Joe Gallagher.
She is a multiple world title challenger and recently lost a close decision to Taylor in a superb 2021 rematch.

Savannah Marshall: Quarter-finals (middleweight)

Another member from the class of ‘12 to continue fighting three-round bouts after the Olympics. Her biggest achievement was winning gold at Glasgow’s 2014 Commonwealth Games and bronze medal at the 2016 World Championships.
She then went on to fight at the 2016 Olympics before linking up with Peter Fury. The ‘Silent Assassin’ is the only boxer to have inflicted a defeat to Claressa Shields. She is currently undefeated at 10-0 and the WBO light heavyweight champion.

Andrew Selby

After representing Team GB at the WSB (World Series of Boxing) and the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Selby made his professional debut in 2015.
Selby - younger sibling to Lee - is highly regarded by his peers. His only defeat came against Julio Cesar Martinez on foreign soil, although he was given just weeks to prepare for the WBC eliminator.

Tom Stalker: Quarter-finals (junior welterweight)

Stalker captained Team GB to their most successful Olympic Games in history. His quarter-final finish didn’t do him justice with the judges robbing Stalker of a semi-final spot. He was instantly snapped up by Hearn and made his professional debut in 2013 and started off well with a 7-0 record.

Fred Evans: Silver (welterweight)

His defeat came against 15-15-3 opponent Ryan Toms and if being honest, his performances outside of the ring have dominated the headlines more.