Charley Davison Explained
Charley Davison (born 11 January 1994) is a British amateur boxer who won a bronze medal at the 2023 European Games.
Biography
Davison started boxing at the age of eight, trained by her father at home because the local boxing club did not accept girls.[1] She fought Ornella Wahner in 2010 and 2011,[2] before taking a seven year break from boxing and then winning the national championship in 2019.[3]
In June 2021, Davison qualified to represent Great Britain at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics,[4] and reached the final of the 2020 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament by defeating Giordana Sorrentino via unanimous points decision in the semi-final.[5] She lost in the final of the Qualification event to Buse Naz Çakıroğlu by split decision.[6]
At the Olympics in Tokyo, Davison went out in the round-of-16, losing by unanimous decision to China's Yuan Chang.[7]
Davison won a bronze medal in the bantamweight category at the 2023 European Games in Poland and in doing so qualified a quota place for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[8] On 7 June 2024, she was officially announced among the Great Britain squad for the Olympics in Paris.[9] She was drawn to fight 2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships gold medalist Hatice Akbaş from Turkey in the first round[10] and lost by a 3:2 split decision.[11] [12]
Notes and References
- News: Tomas . Fiona . Charley Davison: the supermum daring to dream of punching her way to the Tokyo Olympics . telegraph.co.uk . 16 March 2020 . 5 June 2021 . 5 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210605231326/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/boxing/2020/03/16/charley-davison-supermum-daring-dream-punching-way-tokyo-olympics/ . live .
- Web site: Charley Davison . boxrec.com . 5 Jun 2021 . 6 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210606145801/https://boxrec.com/en/amateurboxer/924381 . live .
- Web site: Dennen . John . After seven years out of boxing, Charley Davison wins first bout at Olympic qualifier . boxingnewsonline.net . 16 March 2020 . 6 June 2021 . 6 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210606224940/https://www.boxingnewsonline.net/after-seven-years-out-of-boxing-charley-davison-wins-first-bout-at-olympic-qualifier/ . live .
- News: Tokyo Olympics: GB's Pat McCormack, Cheavon Clarke and Frazer Clarke book places . 6 June 2021 . 6 June 2021 . 7 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210607071118/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/57378781 . live .
- News: Boggis . Mark . Further joy as Olympian Charley Davison reaches flyweight final . Lowestoft Journal . 7 June 2021 . 8 June 2021 . 7 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210607134120/https://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/news/olympian-charley-davison-lowestoft-final-8032634 . live .
- News: Boggis . Mark . 'I can finally say I'm an Olympian': Joy for Lowestoft mum-of-three . Lowestoft Journal . 9 June 2021 . 9 June 2021.
- Web site: Lowestoft mother-of-three, boxer Charley Davison, out of Tokyo Olympics after 5-0 defeat to China's Yuan Chang. 29 July 2021 . Suffolk News. 2024-06-08.
- News: European Games: British boxer Delicious Orie clinches Paris Olympics place. 30 June 2023 . BBC Sport. 2024-06-08.
- Web site: Team GB announce Olympic boxing squad. 7 June 2024 . BBC Sport. 2024-06-08.
- Web site: GB boxers need 'performance of life' after tough draw. 25 July 2024 . BBC Sport. 25 July 2024.
- Web site: GB boxer Davison beaten in Paris opener. 27 July 2024 . BBC Sport. 28 July 2024.
- Web site: Heartbreak for Lowestoft boxer Charley Davison at Paris 2024. 28 July 2024 . East Anglian Daily Times. 28 July 2024.
