Boxing

[intoronto 6,409]

38 minutes ago, intoronto said:

I didn't, I'll watch it later. Fwiw the boxer she lost to is a former world bronze medalist.

Oh yea its clear she has one more shot but the other Canadian must lose at the first qualifier :/

[james89 898]

1 hour ago, intoronto said:

I didn't, I'll watch it later. Fwiw the boxer she lost to is a former world bronze medalist.

Wait - who did she lose to?

[intoronto 6,409]

1 minute ago, james89 said:

Wait - who did she lose to?

Sara Kali

[Josh 11,527]

I really want Charlie Cavanaugh to qualify, so I’ll be rooting against Kali in the first World OQT. 

[Josh 11,527]

 

[intoronto 6,409]

Just realized Pro boxer Alexis Barrière will compete in the heavyweight event at the qualifiers. He is 11-0 at the Pro level according to this: https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/288642-alexis-barriere

[intoronto 6,409]

Canada starts the first world Olympic qualifier with two victories for Justin Parina and Junior Petanqui (both 5-0 victories)

 

One more match today, Terris Smith vs

Edited March 3, 2024 by intoronto

[Josh 11,527]

Huge victory for Alexis Barriere as he defeats 2021 world silver medalist Davit Chaloyan 4-1 to advance to the R16 at the World Boxing Olympic Qualifier!

Edited March 7, 2024 by Josh

[Josh 11,527]

Marie Al-Ahmadieh (women’s 57kg) and Scarlett Delgado (women’s 54kg) are also through to the R16. For Al-Ahmadieh, she’s three wins away from an Olympic quota. Delgado is two. 

[Josh 11,527]

BOXING UPDATE

 

Six Canadian athletes are still alive after five days of competition. Four athletes (Kali, Al-Ahmadieh, Wright, Tremblay) are three wins away from an Olympic quota, while two athletes (Barriere/Delgado) are two wins away from an Olympic quota. Here’s their potential path to a spot at Paris: 

 

Victor Tremblay (Men’s 57kg)

R2: v.  Pedro Manuel Gomez

R3: v.  Lyu Ping or  Jose Felipe Mijangos

Quota Fight: v.  Jaroslaw Iwanow or  Yilmar Gonzalez or  Tryagain Ndelevo (Yes… that’s actually his name) or  Jean Caicedo

 

Alexis Barriere (Men’s + 92kg)

R3: v.  Gerlon Congo

Quota Fight: v.  Iman Ramezanpour or  Djamili Aboudou Moindze

 

McKenzie Wright (Women’s 50kg)

R2: v.  Aira Villegas

R3: v.  Sofie Rosshaug or  Sadia Bromand

Quota Fight: v.  Tetiana Kob or  Zlatislava Chukanova or  Nina Radovanovic or  Hanan Nassar

 

Scarlett Delgado (Women’s 54kg)

R3: v.  Zeynab Rahimova

Quota Fight: v.  Sara Cirkovic or  Shukura Kareem

 

Marie Al-Ahmadieh (Women’s 57kg)

R3: v.  Jin Hye-Jeong

R4: v.  Nisrine Amine or  Alyssa Mendoza

Quota Fight: v.  Julia Szeremeta or  Anastasiia Molochko or  Lucie Horvath Sedlackova or  Sitora Turdibekova

 

Sara Kali (Women’s 66kg)

R2: v.  Kitija Zārberga

R3: v.  Angela Carini or  Mai Kito

Quota Fight: v.  Ivanusa Moreira or  Emily Nakalema or Joanna Nwamerue or Yuliannys Alvarez

Edited March 8, 2024 by Josh