Alexis Pritchard Explained

Alexis Pritchard
Weight:	lightweight (60kg)
Height:	5 ft 10 in
Nationality:	New Zealand
Birth Date:	24 September 1983
Birth Place:	Bellville, Western Cape South Africa

Alexis Pritchard (born 24 September 1983) is a South-African born New Zealand boxer. On 5 August 2012 she became the first New Zealand woman to win an Olympic bout when she beat Tunisia's Rim Jouini in the Round of 16.^{[1] [2]}

She moved to New Zealand at the age of 14 and originally took up boxing in 2003 to get fit.^[3]

Pritchard retired whilst still the New Zealand champion but after failing to qualify for the Rio Olympics.^[4] She was a batonbearer for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay when the baton came to Auckland in March 2022.^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: New Zealand boxing's Olympic charm offensive . Stuff.co.nz . 27 July 2012. 27 July 2012.
2. News: Kiwi boxer Pritchard one win from medal . Otago Daily Times . 6 August 2012. 6 August 2012.
3. Web site: Glasgow 2014 – Alexis Pritchard Profile. g2014results.thecgf.com. 2 July 2015. 3 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210603073707/http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/boxing/1033376/a_pritchard.html. dead.
4. Web site: Kiwi boxer Alexis Pritchard retires after 13 years in ring. Stuff. 28 July 2016 . 2 September 2017.
5. Web site: The Queen's Baton Relay in New Zealand . Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022 . 4 May 2022 . Yes . en.