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Caroline Veyre

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Caroline Veyre
Born (1988-10-04) 4 October 1988 (age 36)[2]
Paris, France[1]
NationalityCanadian
Other namesCaro[3]
Statistics
Weight(s)Lightweight, Featherweight
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
StanceOrthodox[1]
Boxing record
Total fights11
Wins10
Wins by KO0
Losses1
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Lightweight

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

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

Amateur career

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

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,[3] 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

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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]

Veyre faced Licia Boudersa for the vacant WBC Silver female featherweight title at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, on 26 July 2025, as part of the undercard for the Claressa Shields vs Lani Daniels undisputed female heavyweight championship fight.[15][16] She won by unanimous decision.[17]

Personal life

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Veyre has a degree in translation.[3]

Professional boxing record

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11 fights 10 wins 1 loss
By decision 10 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
11 Win 10–1 France Licia Boudersa UD 10 26 July 2025 United States Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan, USA Won the vacant WBC Silver female featherweight title
10 Win 9–1 United States Carmen Vargas UD 8 2 February 2025 United States Dort Financial Center, Flint, Michigan, USA
9 Win 8–1 Uruguay Gabriela Bouvier UD 10 12 December 2024 United States Dort Financial Center, Flint, Michigan, USA Won the WBC female featherweight International title
8 Loss 7–1 Mexico Joana Chavarria Lopez UD 10 21 September 2024 Mexico Naucalpan, México
7 Win 7–0 Argentina Agustina Marisa Belen Rojas UD 8 14 March 2024 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Ontario, Canada
6 Win 6–0 Italy Jessica Bellusci UD 8 7 October 2023 Canada Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada
5 Win 5–0 Mexico Karina Travieso Chavez UD 8 7 September 2023 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Ontario, Canada
4 Win 4–0 France Emma Gongora UD 8 12 May 2023 Canada Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada
3 Win 3–0 France Anaëlle Angerville UD 6 16 Mar 2023 Canada Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada
2 Win 2–0 Mexico Estefania González Franco UD 6 13 Jan 2023 Canada Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada
1 Win 1–0 Mexico Liliana Marisela Borquez UD 4 6 Aug 2022 Canada Civic Complex, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Boxrec profile of Caroline Veyre". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  2. ^ "Caroline Veyre". tapology.com. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Team Canada profile of Caroline Veyre". olympic.ca. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  4. ^ a b "Caroline Veyre on the 'Road To Rio via Dublin'?". womenofboxing.com. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  5. ^ "Mandy Bujold, Caroline Veyre win boxing gold". CBC. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  6. ^ "Canada doubles up on Pan Am boxing gold on Day 15". olympic.ca. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  7. ^ "2017 AMBC Continental Championships". Boxing Canada. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  8. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Boxing – Women's Lightweight 60kg results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  9. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Odunuga Defeats Veyre, Qualifies For Boxing Semi-Finals". Independent. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  10. ^ "Canadian boxer Thibeault advances in women's middleweight; Veyre defeated". TSN. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  11. ^ "Caroline Veyre vs Irma Testa". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  12. ^ "Boxing - VEYRE Caroline". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  13. ^ "GYM signs Canadian amateur star Caroline Veyre; Pro debut set for July 29th in Montreal". philboxing.com. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  14. ^ "Caroline Veyre vs Liliana Marisela Borquez". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  15. ^ "Caroline Veyre vs. Licia Boudersa for the WBC Silver Featherweight Title". wbcboxing.com.
  16. ^ "Samantha Worthington and Caroline Veyre added to Claressa Shields vs. Lani Daniels card on July 26". Boxing Scene. 23 May 2025.
  17. ^ "Claressa Shields vs Lani Daniels Results: Full Fight Card Recap and Highlights". athlonsports.com.
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