Karriss Artingstall

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Karriss Artingstall
Born (1994-11-23) 23 November 1994 (age 29)
Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
NationalityEnglish
Statistics
Weight(s)Featherweight
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record[1]
Total fights6
Wins6
Wins by KO1
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Featherweight
Representing  England
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Ulan-Ude Featherweight
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Alcobendas Featherweight

Karriss Artingstall (born 23 November 1994) is an English professional boxer. 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[edit]

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[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.[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[edit]

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]

Personal life[edit]

Artingstall's partner is welterweight world champion Lauren Price.[12][13] She is a former member of the Royal Horse Artillery.[14][15]

Professional boxing record[edit]

6 fights 6 wins 0 losses
By knockout 1 0
By decision 5 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
6 Win 6–0 Lila dos Santos Furtado PTS 8 20 January 2024 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
5 Win 5–0 Vanessa Bradford RTD 2 (8) 21 October 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[edit]

  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
  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. ^ "These two Olympic medalists confirmed their love with this cute, casual photo". 19 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Karriss Artingstall & Lauren Price: Meet the boxing power couple aiming to 'reach the top together'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Macclesfield featherweight Artingstall fires chilling warning shot to rivals". 27 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Gunning for Gold".

External links[edit]

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