Karriss Artingstall (born 23 November 1994) is an English professional boxer. As an amateur she won a bronze medal at the 2020 Olympics, silver at the 2019 European Championships and bronze at the 2019 World Championships.
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| Born | 23 November 1994 Macclesfield, Cheshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Featherweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur boxing career
editAt national level, Artingstall won gold medals at the 2012 and 2013 Junior Championships and the 2018 Elite Championships.[2]
In 2019 she won a silver medal at the European Championships, defeating Mona Mestiaen of France (5:0) in the preliminaries; Jennifer Fernández Romero of Spain (5:0) in the quarter-finals; Stanimira Petrova of Bulgaria (5:0) in the semi-finals; before losing to Irma Testa of Italy (0:5) in the final.[3]
She then won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships, defeating Yarisel Ramirez of the United States (5:0), Jo Son-hwa of North Korea (3:0), and Mijgona Samadova of Tajikistan (5:0) in the preliminaries; Yodgoroy Mirzaeva of Uzbekistan (5:0) in the quarter-finals; before losing to eventual winner Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines (4:1) in the semi-finals.[4]
2020 Olympics
editIn a bid to secure a place at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Artingstall competed in the 2020 European Olympic Qualifiers. She won her first bout, defeating Helina Bruyevich of Bulgaria (5:0) in the preliminaries but suffered defeat against Stanimira Petrova of Bulgaria (1:4) in the quarter-finals. Artingstall was able to secure her place after defeating Stephanie Thour of Sweden (5:0) in a box-off.[5]
Her first bout of the Olympic featherweight competition came against Keamogetse Sadie Kenosi of Botswana, with Artingstall emerging victorious with a score of 5:0.[6] Following a 5:0 victory against Jucielen Romeu of Brazil, Artingstall advanced to the quarter-finals to defeat Skye Nicolson of Australia (3:2).[7][8] She lost her semi-final bout against Sena Irie of Japan (3:2) to end the Games with a bronze medal.[9]
Professional boxing career
editArtingstall joined the professional boxing ranks in 2022 signing a promotional deal with Boxxer.[10] She made her pro-debut on 22 June that year at Coventry Skydome defeating Vaida Masiokaite on points in a six-round contest.[11]
Personal life
editArtingstall's partner is welterweight world champion Lauren Price.[12][13] She is a former member of the Royal Horse Artillery.[14][15]
Professional boxing record
edit| 6 fights | 6 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 5 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Lila dos Santos Furtado | PTS | 8 | 20 January 2024 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Vanessa Bradford | RTD | 2 (8) | 21 October 2023 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Jade Taylor | PTS | 8 | 27 May 2023 | Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Linzi Buczynskyj | PTS | 6 | 25 Mar 2023 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Marina Sakharov | PTS | 6 | 15 Oct 2022 | O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Vaida Masiokaite | PTS | 6 | 25 Jun 2022 | Coventry Skydome, Coventry, England |
References
edit- ^ "Boxing record for Karriss Artingstall". BoxRec.
- ^ Halfpenny, Matt (29 August 2020). "10 great female England Boxing National Junior champions - part one". England Boxing. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ Feather (57 kg) Draw Sheet
- ^ AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships 2019 – Draw sheet
- ^ European Boxing Road to Tokyo qualifier – Draw Sheet
- ^ Dielhenn, James (24 July 2021). "Karriss Artingstall wins Team GB's first Olympic fight but Peter McGrail is eliminated". Sky Sports. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Karriss Artingstall defeats Jucielen Romeu to reach quarter-finals and Galal Yafai stops Koryun Soghomonyan at Tokyo Olympic Games". Sky Sports. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Team GB Olympic roundup: Karriss Artingstall secures at least boxing bronze". The Guardian. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Karriss Artingstall defeated by Sena Irie but receives bronze and Lauren Price guarantees another medal at Tokyo Games". Sky Sports. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Lauren Price, Karriss Artingstall Go Pro With BOXXER, Sky Sports". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Karriss Artingstall dominates Vaida Masiokaite to win professional debut". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "These two Olympic medalists confirmed their love with this cute, casual photo". 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Karriss Artingstall & Lauren Price: Meet the boxing power couple aiming to 'reach the top together'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Macclesfield featherweight Artingstall fires chilling warning shot to rivals". 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Gunning for Gold".
External links
edit- Boxing record for Karriss Artingstall from BoxRec (registration required)
- Profile for Karriss Artingstall from GB Boxing