Karriss Artingstall

Karriss Artingstall
Born	(1994-11-23) 23 November 1994 (age 30) Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Nationality	English
Statistics
Weight(s)	Featherweight
Height	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record [1]
Total fights	7
Wins	7
Wins by KO	1
Medal record Women's amateur boxing Representing   Great Britain Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Featherweight Representing   England World Championships 2019 Ulan-Ude Featherweight European Championships 2019 Alcobendas Featherweight

Karriss Artingstall (born 23 November 1994) is an English professional boxer who is the inaugural British female featherweight champion. 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. ^[2]

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. ^[3]

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. ^[4]

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. ^[5]

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. ^[6] Following a 5:0 victory against Jucielen Romeu of Brazil, Artingstall advanced to the quarter-finals to defeat Skye Nicolson of Australia (3:2). ^{[7] [8]} She lost her semi-final bout against Sena Irie of Japan (3:2) to end the Games with a bronze medal. ^[9]

Professional boxing career

Artingstall joined the professional boxing ranks in 2022 signing a promotional deal with Boxxer. ^[10] She made her pro-debut on 22 June that year at Coventry Skydome defeating Vaida Masiokaite on points in a six-round contest. ^[11]

She faced Raven Chapman for the inaugural British female featherweight title at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 7 March 2025. ^[12] Artingstall knocked to Chapman to the canvas in the second round and eventually won via unanimous decision. ^{[13] [14]}

Personal life

Artingstall's partner is welterweight world champion Lauren Price. ^{[15] [16]} She is a former member of the Royal Horse Artillery. ^{[17] [18]}

Professional boxing record

7 fights	7 wins	0 losses
By knockout	1	0
By decision	6	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
7	Win	7–0	Raven Chapman	UD	10	7 Mar 2025	Royal Albert Hall, London, England	Won inaugural British female featherweight title
6	Win	6–0	Lila dos Santos Furtado	PTS	8	20 Jan 2024	Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
5	Win	5–0	Vanessa Bradford	RTD	2 (8)	21 Oct 2023	York Hall, London, England
4	Win	4–0	Jade Taylor	PTS	8	27 May 2023	Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England
3	Win	3–0	Linzi Buczynskyj	PTS	6	25 Mar 2023	Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
2	Win	2–0	Marina Sakharov	PTS	6	15 Oct 2022	O2 Arena, London, England
1	Win	1–0	Vaida Masiokaite	PTS	6	25 Jun 2022	Coventry Skydome, Coventry, England

References

1. "Boxing record for Karriss Artingstall". BoxRec .
2. Halfpenny, Matt (29 August 2020). "10 great female England Boxing National Junior champions - part one". England Boxing. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
3. Feather (57 kg) Draw Sheet
4. "AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships 2019 – Draw sheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
5. European Boxing Road to Tokyo qualifier – Draw Sheet
6. Dielhenn, James (24 July 2021). "Karriss Artingstall wins Team GB's first Olympic fight but Peter McGrail is eliminated". Sky Sports . Retrieved 31 July 2021.
7. "Karriss Artingstall defeats Jucielen Romeu to reach quarter-finals and Galal Yafai stops Koryun Soghomonyan at Tokyo Olympic Games". Sky Sports . 26 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
8. "Team GB Olympic roundup: Karriss Artingstall secures at least boxing bronze". The Guardian . 28 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
9. "Karriss Artingstall defeated by Sena Irie but receives bronze and Lauren Price guarantees another medal at Tokyo Games". Sky Sports . 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
10. "Lauren Price, Karriss Artingstall Go Pro With BOXXER, Sky Sports". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
11. "Karriss Artingstall dominates Vaida Masiokaite to win professional debut". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
12. "Karriss Artingstall: Skye Nicolson is beatable, and I've done it before! - Raven Chapman: I'm made for nights like this". Sky Sports. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
13. "Jonas-Price Undercard: Artingstall Seals British Featherweight Title, Zapotoczna Stuns Watson". The Ring. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
14. "Karriss Artingstall drops Raven Chapman to win first British women's featherweight championship". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
15. "These two Olympic medalists confirmed their love with this cute, casual photo". 19 August 2021.
16. "Karriss Artingstall & Lauren Price: Meet the boxing power couple aiming to 'reach the top together'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
17. "Macclesfield featherweight Artingstall fires chilling warning shot to rivals". 27 July 2021.
18. "Gunning for Gold".

External links

• Boxing record for Karriss Artingstall from BoxRec (registration required)
• Profile for Karriss Artingstall from GB Boxing