Caroline Veyre

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Caroline Veyre
Born (1988-10-04) 4 October 1988 (age 36) [1]
Paris, France [2]
Nationality Canadian
Other namesCaro [3]
Statistics
Weight(s) Lightweight, Featherweight
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in) [2]
Stance Orthodox [2]
Boxing record
Total fights11
Wins10
Wins by KO0
Losses1
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 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.

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Early life

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

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

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

Veyre has a degree in translation. [3]

Professional boxing record

11 fights10 wins1 loss
By decision101
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
11Win10–1 Flag of France.svg Licia Boudersa UD1026 July 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan, USAWon the vacant WBC Silver female featherweight title
10Win9–1 Flag of the United States.svg Carmen VargasUD82 February 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Dort Financial Center, Flint, Michigan, USA
9Win8–1 Flag of Uruguay.svg Gabriela BouvierUD1012 December 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Dort Financial Center, Flint, Michigan, USAWon the WBC female featherweight International title
8Loss7–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Joana Chavarria LopezUD1021 September 2024 Flag of Mexico.svg Naucalpan, México
7Win7–0 Flag of Argentina.svg Agustina Marisa Belen RojasUD814 March 2024 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Casino, Montreal, Ontario, Canada
6Win6–0 Flag of Italy.svg Jessica BellusciUD87 October 2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada
5Win5–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Karina Travieso ChavezUD87 September 2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Casino, Montreal, Ontario, Canada
4Win4–0 Flag of France.svg Emma GongoraUD812 May 2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada
3Win3–0 Flag of France.svg Anaëlle Angerville UD616 Mar 2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada
2Win2–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Estefania González FrancoUD613 Jan 2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada
1Win1–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Liliana Marisela BorquezUD46 Aug 2022 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Civic Complex, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

References

  1. ↑ "Caroline Veyre". tapology.com. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  2. 1 2 3 "Boxrec profile of Caroline Veyre". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Team Canada profile of Caroline Veyre". olympic.ca. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  4. 1 2 "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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