Caroline Veyre Explained

Caroline Veyre
Birth Date:4 October 1988[1]
Birth Place:Paris, France
Nationality:Canadian
Nickname:Caro
Weight:Lightweight, Featherweight
Height:167cm[2]
Style:Orthodox
Total:7
Wins:7
Ko:0
Show-Medals:yes

Caroline Veyre (born October 4, 1988) is a French-born Canadian professional boxer. As an amateur she won a gold medal in the women's lightweight category at the 2015 Pan American Games and competed at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.

Early life

Born in Paris, France,[3] Veyre immigrated to Canada in 2003 after visiting the country a few years earlier as her mother underwent cancer treatment in Montreal.[4]

Amateur career

Veyre started boxing at age 18 as a way to stay in shape and learn self-defense.[4] Fighting out of Club Boxe de l'Est in Montreal,[3] she won national titles in 2013 and 2014.[4]

At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, Veyre won the gold medal in the lightweight category defeating Argentina's Dayana Sánchez by split decision in the final.[5] [6]

In 2016, Veyre suffered a shoulder injury which prevented her from qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. Upon her return, she won a silver medal at the 2017 American Boxing Confederation Continental Championships in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, losing in the final to Brazil's Beatriz Ferreira.[7]

She reached the quarter-finals at both the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in New Delhi, India,[4] and the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[8] [9]

Veyre switched to the featherweight category for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, reaching the quarter-finals where she lost to Italy's Irma Testa by unanimous decision.[10] [11] [12]

Professional career

Veyre turned professional in 2022,[13] making her pro-debut on 6 August that year with a unanimous decision win over Liliana Marisela Borquez from Mexico in a four-round contest at the Civic Complex, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada.[14]

Personal life

Veyre has a degree in translation.[4]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
7Win7–0 Agustina Marisa Belen RojasUD814 March 2024
6Win6–0 Jessica BellusciUD87 October 2023
5Win5–0 Karina Travieso ChavezUD87 September 2023
4Win4–0 Emma GongoraUD812 May 2023
3Win3–0 Anaëlle AngervilleUD616 Mar 2023
2Win2–0 Estefania González FrancoUD613 Jan 2023
1Win1–0 Liliana Marisela Borquez46 Aug 2022

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Caroline Veyre. tapology.com. 2024-05-25.
  2. Web site: Boxrec profile of Caroline Veyre. boxrec.com. 2024-05-25.
  3. Web site: Caroline Veyre on the 'Road To Rio via Dublin'?. womenofboxing.com. 2024-05-25.
  4. Web site: Team Canada profile of Caroline Veyre. olympic.ca. 2024-05-25.
  5. Web site: Mandy Bujold, Caroline Veyre win boxing gold. CBC. 2024-05-25.
  6. Web site: Canada doubles up on Pan Am boxing gold on Day 15. olympic.ca. 2024-05-25.
  7. Web site: 2017 AMBC Continental Championships. Boxing Canada. 2024-05-25.
  8. Web site: Commonwealth Games: Boxing – Women's Lightweight 60kg results. BBC Sport. 2024-05-25.
  9. Web site: Commonwealth Games: Odunuga Defeats Veyre, Qualifies For Boxing Semi-Finals. Independent. 2024-05-25.
  10. Web site: Canadian boxer Thibeault advances in women's middleweight; Veyre defeated. TSN. 2024-05-25.
  11. Web site: Caroline Veyre vs Irma Testa. boxrec.com. 2024-05-25.
  12. Web site: Boxing - VEYRE Caroline. dead. 2021-08-28. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. https://web.archive.org/web/20210803040053/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/boxing/athlete-profile-n1451092-veyre-caroline.htm . 2021-08-03 .
  13. Web site: GYM signs Canadian amateur star Caroline Veyre; Pro debut set for July 29th in Montreal. philboxing.com. 2024-05-25.
  14. Web site: Caroline Veyre vs Liliana Marisela Borquez. boxrec.com. 2024-05-25.