Karriss Artingstall Explained

Karriss Artingstall
Height:1.7 m
Weight:Featherweight
Nationality:English
Birth Date:23 November 1994
Birth Place:Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Style:Southpaw
Boxrec:899827
Total:6
Wins:6
Ko:1

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.

Amateur boxing career

At national level, Artingstall won gold medals at the 2012 and 2013 Junior Championships and the 2018 Elite Championships.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

2020 Olympics

In 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.[4]

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.[5] Following a 5:0 victory against Jucielen Romeu of Brazil, Artingstall advanced to the quarter-finals to defeat Skye Nicolson of Australia (3:2).[6] [7] She lost her semi-final bout against Sena Irie of Japan (3:2) to end the Games with a bronze medal.[8]

Professional boxing career

Artingstall joined the professional boxing ranks in 2022 signing a promotional deal with Boxxer.[9] She made her pro-debut on 22 June that year at Coventry Skydome defeating Vaida Masiokaite on points in a six-round contest.[10]

Personal life

Artingstall's partner is welterweight world champion Lauren Price.[11] [12] She is a former member of the Royal Horse Artillery.[13] [14]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
6Win6–0Lila dos Santos FurtadoPTS820 January 2024
5Win5–0Vanessa BradfordRTD2 (8)21 October 2023
4Win4–0Jade TaylorPTS827 May 2023
3Win3–0Linzi BuczynskyjPTS625 Mar 2023
2Win2–0Marina SakharovPTS615 Oct 2022
1Win1–0Vaida Masiokaite625 Jun 2022

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Halfpenny. Matt. 29 August 2020. 10 great female England Boxing National Junior champions - part one. 31 July 2021. England Boxing.
  2. https://www.eubcboxing.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/57-kg-3.pdf?x13286 Feather (57 kg) Draw Sheet
  3. https://d21c25674tgiqk.cloudfront.net/2019/10/C75WW57.pdf_0.pdf_1.pdf_2.pdf_3.pdf AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships 2019 – Draw sheet
  4. http://boxing.athlete365.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/C75WW57-4.pdf European Boxing Road to Tokyo qualifier – Draw Sheet
  5. Web site: Dielhenn. James. 24 July 2021. Karriss Artingstall wins Team GB's first Olympic fight but Peter McGrail is eliminated. 31 July 2021. Sky Sports.
  6. Web site: 26 July 2021. Karriss Artingstall defeats Jucielen Romeu to reach quarter-finals and Galal Yafai stops Koryun Soghomonyan at Tokyo Olympic Games. 31 July 2021. Sky Sports.
  7. Web site: 28 July 2021. Team GB Olympic roundup: Karriss Artingstall secures at least boxing bronze. 31 July 2021. The Guardian.
  8. Web site: 31 July 2021. Karriss Artingstall defeated by Sena Irie but receives bronze and Lauren Price guarantees another medal at Tokyo Games. 31 July 2021. Sky Sports.
  9. Web site: Lauren Price, Karriss Artingstall Go Pro With BOXXER, Sky Sports. Boxing Scene. 2024-05-29.
  10. Web site: Karriss Artingstall dominates Vaida Masiokaite to win professional debut. Sky Sports. 2024-05-29.
  11. Web site: These two Olympic medalists confirmed their love with this cute, casual photo. 19 August 2021.
  12. Web site: Karriss Artingstall & Lauren Price: Meet the boxing power couple aiming to 'reach the top together'. BBC Sport. 2024-05-29.
  13. Web site: Macclesfield featherweight Artingstall fires chilling warning shot to rivals. 27 July 2021.
  14. Web site: Gunning for Gold.