KEIGHLEY'S Muhammad Ali put the icing on the cake by claiming the gold medal in the European Olympic qualifying event in Turkey.

Having already clinched his place in Rio by beating Daniel Asenov in the semi-finals, the 19-year-old went one better by seeing off Armenia's Narek Abgaryan with a unanimous points win in the final at Samsun.

Ali lost to the Bulgarian Asenov in the European Championships final last year but he stormed to victory in Friday night's qualification semi-final in Turkey, setting a furious pace on his way to a unanimous victory.

Meanwhile, Nicola Adams set her sights on becoming a double Olympic champion after also booking her place in Rio.

The 33-year-old – who has trained at Bradford-based Huggy's gym under Alywn Belcher – outpointed experienced Norwegian Marielle Hansen to guarantee she will defend the women's flyweight title she claimed at London 2012.

Victory for Adams in Brazil would make her only the second British boxer to retain their Olympic title after London middleweight Harry Mallin who won gold in 1920 and 1924.

Adams said: "It feels really good to know that I will be defending my title in Rio – it is no longer the Road to Rio, I am going to Rio

"I've qualified and I am ready to defend my title and hopefully become a double Olympic champion.

"Through this tournament I feel like I've boxed really well and I've gone from strength to strength. I have not taken anyone lightly and have treated every competition as a final.

"Every time I get in the ring I have to give 110% because my opponents have nothing to lose and everything to gain so I have to make sure I go in there with my A-game and come away with the victory."

Compatriots Galal Yafai, Qais Ashfaq, Joe Cordina, Josh Buatsi, Lawrence Okolie and Joe Joyce also secured places with semi-final wins, while middleweight Anthony Fowler clinched his spot by winning a box-off between losing semi-finalists.

There was a shock for Ireland's reigning Olympic lightweight champion Katie Taylor who suffered her first loss in almost five years to accomplished Azerbaijani Yana Alekseevna.

Taylor will get one more chance to reach the Olympics at the World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan next month.