Chantelle Reid Explained

Chantelle Reid
Birth Date:1998 5, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Allenton, Derbyshire, England[2]
Weight:Middleweight
Style:Orthodox

Chantelle Reid (born 31 May 1998) is an English amateur boxer. She represented Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

Reid won a gold medal at the 2014 European Junior Boxing Championship and bronze a year later at the World Youth Championship before a back injury forced her to quit the sport for six years.[3] [4]

Upon returning to the ring she claimed an England Boxing National Amateur Championships title in 2023 and was subsequently awarded a place on the GB Boxing podium squad.[5]

In March 2024, Reid secured a quota spot for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris when she defeated Uzbekistan's Aziza Zokirova by unanimous decision in the quarter-finals at the World Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy.[6] [7]

On 7 June 2024, Reid was officially announced among the Great Britain squad for the Olympics.[4] [8] [9] [10] She was drawn to fight 2023 IBA World champion Khadija Mardi from Morocco in the first round[11] [12] and lost on a 3:2 split decision.[13] [14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chantelle Reid. tapology.com. 2024-05-02.
  2. Web site: Boxrec profile of Chantelle Reid. boxrec.com. 2024-05-02.
  3. Web site: Chantelle Reid: "Winning a gold medal is realistic. I am not going to Paris for anything less.". 21 April 2024 . fightpost.co.uk. 2024-05-02.
  4. Web site: CHANTELLE REID 'TARGETING A MEDAL' AT PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES, READY TO INSPIRE BRITISH FEMALE BOXERS. Eurosport. 2024-06-27.
  5. Web site: Profiles: Chantelle Reid. GB Boxing. 2024-05-02.
  6. News: Paris Olympics: GB-based boxers Patrick Brown, Chantelle Reid and Cindy Ngamba qualify for Games. 11 March 2024 . BBC Sport. 2024-05-02.
  7. Web site: Conclusion of Boxing Road to Paris event in Italy sees Patrick Brown and Chantelle Reid earn qualification for Paris 2024 Olympic Games. GB Boxing. 2024-06-12.
  8. Web site: Team GB announce Olympic boxing squad. 7 June 2024 . BBC Sport. 2024-06-08.
  9. Web site: Five English Boxers to Compete for Team GB at Paris 2024. England Boxing. 2024-06-27.
  10. Web site: Team GB announces the six boxers that will compete at Paris 2024. GB Boxing. 2024-06-27.
  11. Web site: GB boxers need 'performance of life' after tough draw. 25 July 2024 . BBC Sport. 25 July 2024.
  12. Web site: Olympics 2024: Lauren Price backs 'absolute machine' Cindy Ngamba and GB's Chantelle Reid for Paris success. Sky Sports . 31 July 2024.
  13. Web site: Olympics-Boxing-Britain's nightmare run continues as Reid loses, Australia's Parker wins. Yahoo News. 31 July 2024.
  14. Web site: Chantelle Reid determined to cherish Olympian status after defeat. Redhill and Reigate Life. 31 July 2024.

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