2019 – 2020 Youth National Team

Emelia Dermott
51 Kg
Kate Lee
54 kg
Alexis Flamand
57 kg
Tatiana Antunes
60 kg
Melissa Mirsoane
64 kg
Marie-Jeanne Hébert
81 kg
Matthew Fraser
49 Kg
Esteban Rodriguez
52 kg
Cole Brander
56 kg
Justice Harborne
60 kg
Sammy Morisset
64 kg
Christopher Guerrero
69 kg
Mohamed Zawadi
75 kg
Tiago Balteiro
81 kg
Lincoln Pomeroy
91 kg

51 Kg

Emelia Dermott

Club: Beaver Boxing
Coach: Jill Perry
Date of birth: August 26th, 2001
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario
Hometown: Oakville, Ontario
Height: 165 cm (5’4″)
Weight category :51kg
 Stance: Orthodox

NOTABLE RESULTS

2019 – 2018 – 2017 – 2016 CANADIAN CHAMPION | GOLD
2019 GOLDEN GIRLS | GOLD
2018 YOUTH CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | SILVER
2018 YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS PARTICIPANT

BIOGRAPHY

Emelia started taking boxing lessons as a recreational sport. She quickly fell in love with the sport and it didn’t take her long before she started competing. She loves the confidence that boxing instills into you. She enjoys training and pushing herself through different challenges. She doesn’t believe there is a perfect boxer, as there is always a skill to improve or add to your repertoire.
Since she started boxing at a young age, her main goal has been to win a medal at the Olympic Games. She hopes to earn a spot with the Canadian Olympic team  and to represent Canada at the 2024 Olympic Games.
She just finished her first year at the University of Ottawa studying Human Kinetics.

FUN FACTS

NICKNAME :  The Snyper
FAVORITE TV SHOW & MOVIE : Game of Thrones, Million Dollar Baby
FAVORITE MUSIC : Classic Rock
TYPICAL PRE-BOUT MEAL : Chicken Salad
OTHER SPORTS & HOBBIES : Writing, traveling, running, snowboarding, sleeping
PLACE TO VISIT: Australia, Germany, Iceland
LIFE & CAREER OBJECTIVES : Stay within the sports community. Not sure what yet; coaching, nutrition, sports psychology or sports law, but wants to work with athletes.

 

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54 kg

Kate Lee

Club: East Coast Boxing Performance
Coach: Chris Peters
Date of birth: October 15, 2002
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Hometown: Quispamsis, New Brunswick
Height: 158 cm (5’2″)
Weight category :54 kg
Stance: Orthodox

NOTABLE RESULTS

2019 GERGELY BORNEMISSZA INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT | BRONZE
2018 & 2019 CANADIAN CHAMPION | GOLD 
2018 ESKER CUP (IRELAND) | GOLD & BEST JUNIOR BOXER OF THE TOURNAMENT

BIOGRAPHY

Kate Lee started boxing during the summer of 2017 to stay fit and active (14 years old). It was her brother who got her interested in the sweet science as he was going to the boxing club every night. He would work so hard and come back home drenched in sweat, which made Kate want to try it out for herself to figure. out what was so special about the sport and why he loved it so much. She was drawn to the sport very quickly, and before she realized she was training 5 days a week. A few months into boxing, she had her first fight in Rimouski, QC where she won by a second round stoppage. According to Kate, it was an incredible experience, which got her thinking about her next fight before that nigh was even over.
She loves meeting new people of all ages, lifestyles, characters and nationality through boxing. It also gives her the opportunity to travel to places she would have never gone otherwise. Ultimately, Kate’s favorite aspect of boxing if the feeling she gets the moment her hand is raised in the ring.
Beyond her career as an athlete, Kate is currently a student at Kennebecasis Valley High School. In the future, she wishes to still be involved in boxing while studying in a field of science and mathematics. 

FUN FACTS

NICKNAME :  Kate Lee (people always call me by first AND last name)
FAVORITE TV SHOW & MOVIE : Coco
FAVORITE MUSIC : All genres
TYPICAL PRE-BOUT MEAL : Nothing particular, I’m not a fussy eater
OTHER SPORTS & HOBBIES : Field hockey, snowboarding, arts & crafts, cooking with my mom, rock climbing, sleeping
PLACE TO VISIT IN HER LIFE: Japan, Spain, Germany, Turkey
FUN FACTS THAT FEW PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT HER: I can speak fluent Korean, my allergy to cats can’t keep me away from them
LIFE & CAREER OBJECTIVES : Travel to different countries, try extreme sports, find a job that I feel is worth waking up early every morning

 

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57 kg

Alexis Flamand

 

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60 kg

Tatiana Antunes

 

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64 kg

Melissa Mirsoane

 

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81 kg

Marie-Jeanne Hébert

 

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49 Kg

Matthew Fraser

Club: Albion Boxing Club
Coach: Allen Archibald
Date of birth: September 11, 2001
Birthplace: Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Hometown: Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Height: 157cm (5’5″)
Weight category : 49 kg
Stance: Orthodox

NOTABLE RESULTS

2018 – 2019 YOUTH CANADIAN CHAMPION 
2018 BRAMPTON CUP (52 kg) | SILVER
2017 BRAMPTON CUP (JUNIOR 48 kg) | GOLD

BIOGRAPHY

At a young age, Matthew played competitive hockey. He had an interest in developing combat skills, so he decided to join a local Muay-Thai club where he trained for two years only as there were no competition offered through thi club. He then decided to join Albion Boxing Club in a nearby town and he immediately fell in love with boxing. He loves the training, traveling and the competition in boxing.

 

Although boxing training requires a team effort, he enjoys the solitary competition. In Matthew’s mind, his success depends mostly on the work he personally puts in. He is dedicated, as he goes to practice and trains every day. He really enjoys traveling and competing nationally and internationally. Out of everything, he mostly cherishes the intensity and bout preparations in boxing.

 

For the distant future, he plans on continuing to box and competing on the Canadian national team. His dream is to win a medal at the 2024 Olympics. He is currently a 10th-grade student at Dr. JH Gillis High School.

FUN FACTS

NICKNAME :  The Bulldog
FAVORITE TV SHOW & MOVIE : Family Guy
FAVORITE MUSIC : Hip-Hop
TYPICAL PRE-BOUT MEAL : Chicken wrap and a salad
OTHER SPORTS & HOBBIES : Hockey, football, track
PLACE TO VISIT: Japan
LIFE & CAREER OBJECTIVES : Become an RCMP officer, become a professional boxer, travel

 

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52 kg

Esteban Rodriguez

Club: EnergyBox
Coaches: Benoît Martel and Dominic Bédard
Date of birth: September 11, 2002
Birthplace: Bogotà, Colombia
Hometown: Lévis, Québec
Height: 168cm (5’5″)
Weight category: 52 kg
Stance: Orthodox

NOTABLE RESULTS

2017 – 2018 – 2019 CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS | GOLD

BIOGRAPHY

Esteban Rodriguez started boxing at the age of 8 when he found a pair of dusty boxing gloves in the attic that used to belong to his grandfather. He brought them to the living room and when his stepdad saw him, he proposed to Esteban to do pads to show him how it worked and to have fun as he had no idea what boxing was. It’s a this moment that he discovered he was a natural and he decided to start training regularly and more seriously.
Esteban has always been attracted to boxing since the first time he threw punches on the pads. His stepdad and coach showed him what boxing could bring him. Esteban adores boxing because it’s a sport that allows him to develop noble and important qualities, such as discipline, ruse, combativeness and tactical sense. Boxing has also helped him to never let go and never back down despite challenges, losses and difficult moments. His favorite elements are mostly the physical and tactical aspects of boxing. He loves the boxing training, the force, agility, vision, cardio, endurance and speed, all aspects that allow him to become better as an athlete and as an individual.
In 5 years, he wishes to go to the 2024 Olympic Games and over the next 10 years, become a professional boxer for a promoter such as Eye of the Tiger Management or Golden Boy Promotions. Beside boxing, Esteban is currently finishing his Secondaire 5 at École Pointe-Lévy in a soccer Sport-Study program.

FUN FACTS

NICKNAME: El Rey del Ring
FAVORITE MOVIES: Interstellaire, Creed 1, Creed 2
FAVORITE MUSIC:  Broke leg
TYPICAL PRE-BOUT MEAL: Pasta
OTHER SPORTS & HOBBIES : Soccer, track & field, basketball, tennis, ping pong
PLACES TO VISIT IN HIS LIFE : Colombia, Greece, England, Bahamas, Dubai, Thailand
FUN FACTS THAT FEW PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT ESTEBAN: He sings well in Spanish
LIFE & CAREER OBJECTIVES :  Become a Gold medalist at the Olympic Games, a World Champion and a Sport Doctor, Have a big family with 4 kids

 

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56 kg

Cole Brander

Club: Marshall Boxing
Coach: Matt Marshall
Date of birth: January 23, 2001
Birthplace: Edmonton, Alberta
Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta
Height: 178 cm (5’10”)
Weight category :56 kg
 Stance: Orthodox

NOTABLE RESULTS

2019  CANADIAN CHAMPION | GOLD
2019 CANADA WINTER GAMES | SILVER
2019  BRAMPTON CUP | GOLD

BIOGRAPHY

Cole Brander started boxing in 2015 when he was 14 years old. He originally picked up the sport because he loved the Rocky series, but fell in love with the sport and knew it was all he wanted to do from then on. He always knew boxing was one of the toughest sports and it caught his attention. He loves that despite being an individual sport, you are still part of a team.
In the next decade, Cole envisions himself participating in the 2024 Olympics. His dream is to become an Olympian and to represent his country on the international stage in the most prestigious competitions.
Beside his boxing accomplishments, Cole is graduating High School with Honours at the end of the year.

FUN FACTS

FAVORITE TV SHOW & MOVIE : Die Hard, Family Guy
FAVORITE MUSIC : Country music
TYPICAL PRE-BOUT MEAL : Subway
OTHER SPORTS & HOBBIES : Fishing and running
PLACE TO VISIT: Australia
FUN FACTS TO FEW PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT COLE: He loves the Ranch life and he once survived 2 seconds on an angry steer at the Little Britches Rodeo
LIFE & CAREER OBJECTIVES : Complete post-secondary schooling

 

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60 kg

Justice Harborne

Club: Eastman Boxing Club
Date of birth: June 26, 2001
Birthplace: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hometown: Beausejour, Manitoba
Height: 173 cm (5’8″)
Weight division: 60 kg
Stance: Orthodox

NOTABLES RESULTS

2019 CANADIAN CHAMPION | GOLD
2019 CANADA WINTER GAMES | SILVER
2017 CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS | SILVER

BIOGRAPHY

Justice Harborne started boxing at the age of 8. It is his family who introduced him to the sport as he followed into his older sister’s footsteps. Since he was little, he always wanted to get in the ring and become the best boxer in the family. His twin brother is also a boxer and sometimes coaches and other teammates get them mixed up.
Justice’s favorite aspects are the art of boxing, the style and unpredictability of the sport. He is very competitive, so he loves to compete. Moreover, Justice used to love Mike Tyson in his prime as it inspired him to become as good.
In the next decade, Justice would like to be on the Canadian Olympic team and compete at the Olympic Games. Beside his career as an athlete, he will be graduating High School this year and is planning to pursue a Bachelor degree afterward to further his education.

FUN FACTS

NICKNAME :  Hurricane
FAVORITE MOVIE : Creed
FAVORITE MUSIC : RnB, Hip Hop
TYPICAL PRE-BOUT MEAL : Pasta, Subway, Cliff Bar
OTHER SPORTS & HOBBIES : basketball, soccer 
PLACE TO VISIT IN HIS LIFE : Tokyo, Bolivia, Hong Kong
FUN FACT ABOUT JUSTICE: He has received the award for “High School Athlete of the Year” for the last 3 years
LIFE & CAREER OBJECTIVES : He would like to compete in the Olympics, become a World champion and be a source of inspiration to others. He would also like to further his education by obtaining a Bachelor degree.

 

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64 kg

Sammy Morisset

 

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69 kg

Christopher Guerrero

 

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75 kg

Mohamed Zawadi

Club: Uptown Boxing Club
Coach: Jack Ireland
Date of birth: August 4, 2001
Birthplace: Barrie, Ontario
Hometown: Barrie, Ontario
Height: 180cm (5’11”)
Weight category : 75 kg
Stance: Dominant right, but can switch

NOTABLE RESULTS

2019 CANADIAN QUALIFICATION | 2nd PLACE (81 kg)
2019 – 2018 YOUTH CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS | GOLD
2018 YOUTH CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | BRONZE
2017 – 2016 JUNIOR CANADIAN CHAMPION

BIOGRAPHY

Mohamed started boxing when he was only 8 years old. His brother, who was boxing at the time, sparked his curiosity. One day, Mohamed went to the boxing club with his brother where he signed up right away and has been boxing ever since. This national champion likes the training and the discipline that is demanded in boxing in order to improve one’s skills. His boxing coach, Jack Ireland, has been very supportive of him both in the gym and in his personal life.

 

In boxing, his biggest dream is to be a World champion one day. He is currently in the 11th grade and will pursue a vocation to become a firefighter.

FUN FACTS

NICKNAME :  Mighty moe
FAVORITE TV SHOW & MOVIE : Creed
FAVORITE MUSIC : Hip-Hop, R&B
TYPICAL PRE-BOUT MEAL : Eggs
OTHER SPORTS & HOBBIES : Boxing is his only focus
PLACE TO VISIT IN HIS LIFE : Tokyo
LIFE & CAREER OBJECTIVES : Being the best boxer in his category, graduating school, becoming a firefighter and pursue a boxing career.

 

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81 kg

Tiago Balteiro

 

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91 kg

Lincoln Pomeroy

 

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