Karriss Artingstall
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| Born | 23 November 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Featherweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Karriss Artingstall (born 23 November 1994)[2] is an English professional boxer. She won a bronze medal at the 2020 Olympics, silver at the 2019 European Championships and bronze at the 2019 World Championships. She is a former member of the Royal Horse Artillery.[3][4]
Boxing career[edit]
At national level, Artingstall won gold medals at the 2012 and 2013 Junior Championships and the 2018 Elite Championships.[5]
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.[6]
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.[7]
2020 Olympics[edit]
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.[8]
Her first bout of the Olympics came against Keamogetse Sadie Kenosi of Botswana, with Artingstall emerging victorious with a score of 5:0.[9] Following a 5:0 victory against Jucielen Romeu of Brazil, Artingstall advanced to the quarter-finals to defeat Skye Nicolson of Australia (3:2).[10][11] She lost her semi-final bout against Sena Irie of Japan (3:2) to secure a featherweight bronze medal.[12]
Personal life[edit]
Artingstall's partner is middleweight boxer and fellow southpaw Lauren Price.[13][14]
Professional boxing record[edit]
| 4 fights | 4 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By decision | 4 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 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[edit]
- ^ "Boxing record for Karriss Artingstall". BoxRec.
- ^ "Boxing ARTINGSTALL Karriss - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympics. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Macclesfield featherweight Artingstall fires chilling warning shot to rivals". 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Gunning for Gold".
- ^ Halfpenny, Matt (29 August 2020). "10 great female England Boxing National Junior champions - part one". England Boxing. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ Feather (57 kg) Draw Sheet
- ^ AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships 2019 – Draw sheet
- ^ European Boxing Road to Tokyo qualifier – Draw Sheet
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Team GB Olympic roundup: Karriss Artingstall secures at least boxing bronze". The Guardian. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Lauren Price targets more Olympic success after boxing gold". BBC. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "These two Olympic medalists confirmed their love with this cute, casual photo". 19 August 2021.
External links[edit]
- Boxing record for Karriss Artingstall from BoxRec (registration required)
- Profile for Karriss Artingstall from GB Boxing
- 1994 births
- Living people
- English women boxers
- AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships medalists
- Featherweight boxers
- Royal Horse Artillery soldiers
- Sportspeople from Macclesfield
- Olympic boxers for Great Britain
- Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- English Olympic medallists
- English LGBT sportspeople
- LGBT boxers
- Southpaw boxers