Sena Irie Explained

Sena Irie
Weight:Featherweight
Birth Date:2000 10, df=y
Birth Place:Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japan[1]
Style:Orthodox

[2] is a Japanese retired[3] amateur boxer who won a gold medal in the inaugural women's featherweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4] She became the first Japanese woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing.[5]

Biography

Irie was born in Yonago, Japan in 2000.[6] She took up boxing when she was seven years old at a local gym.[6] Irie was inspired to box from the sports manga television series Ganbare Genki, which features a character who wants to become a boxer.[7] She also took her inspiration from frogs.[7]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Irie beat Karriss Artingstall of Great Britain in the semi-finals of the women's featherweight, and then went on to beat Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines in the final to win the gold medal.[8] [9] At the time of winning her gold medal, Irie was a university student at Nippon Sport Science University.[10] [11] Irie later stated that she would retire from boxing after graduating,[7] with plans to work for a company making video games.[12]

In September 2022, she announced that she would retire from boxing after her graduation in spring 2023.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boxing IRIE Sena - Tokyo 2020 Olympics. dead. 3 August 2021. Olympics. 18 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210818060937/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/boxing/athlete-profile-n1316676-irie-sena.htm.
  2. Web site: Sena Irie . Olympedia . 4 February 2022.
  3. Web site: Japan's Irie wins women's featherweight gold. Asian Boxing Confederation. en.
  4. Web site: 3 August 2021. Japan's Irie wins women's featherweight gold. 3 August 2021. ESPN.
  5. Web site: Sena Irie wins Japan's first ever Olympic gold medal for women's boxing . Time Out . 4 February 2022.
  6. Web site: Meet Sena Irie – The First Boxing Gold Medalist Of 2020 Olympics . Inside the Ropes . 4 February 2022.
  7. Web site: Frog-filled strategy leads to gold medal for female boxer Irie . Asahi . 4 February 2022.
  8. Web site: Featherweight (54-57 kilograms), Women . Olympedia . 4 February 2022.
  9. Web site: Sena Irie became the first female Japanese boxer to win the Olympic gold for her country . First Sportz . 4 February 2022.
  10. Web site: Olympics: Sena Irie wins maiden women's boxing gold for Japan in upset . The Straits Times . 4 February 2022.
  11. Web site: Olympics: Japan's Sena Irie wins women's featherweight boxing gold in Tokyo . Kyodo News . 4 February 2022.
  12. Web site: Japan's Sena Irie punches her way to gold in women's boxing . The Japan Times . 4 February 2022.
  13. News: 4 September 2022 . Tokyo 2020 gold medallist Irie to study amphibians after retirement . InsideTheGames.biz . 4 September 2022.

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