{"id":3971,"date":"2017-10-13T14:40:21","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T18:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boxingcanada.org\/?p=3971"},"modified":"2020-12-11T10:12:43","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T15:12:43","slug":"10-female-boxers-will-participate-in-the-3rd-edition-of-the-international-boxing-tournament-balkan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boxingcanada.org\/annoucements\/10-female-boxers-will-participate-in-the-3rd-edition-of-the-international-boxing-tournament-balkan\/","title":{"rendered":"10 female boxers will participate in the 3rd edition of the International Boxing Tournament \u201cBalkan\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
For the third edition of the International Boxing Tournament ”Balkan”, Boxing Canada is proud to announce the female boxers who will participate in the competition that will take place October 18th<\/sup> \u2013 22nd<\/sup> in Sofia, Bulgaria. Organized by the Bulgarian Boxing Federation, this women boxing tournament regroups Youth and Elite boxers. Here are the ten Canadians who will compete<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/h5>\n

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ELITE<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
54 Kg Sara Haghighat-Joo<\/strong><\/h5>\n
57 Kg Sabrina Aubin<\/strong><\/h5>\n
60 Kg Caroline Veyre<\/strong><\/h5>\n
64 Kg Sara Kali<\/strong><\/h5>\n
75 Kg Tammara Thibeault<\/strong><\/h5>\n
81 Kg Marija Curran<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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YOUTH <\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
51 Kg Christian Zelenco<\/strong><\/h5>\n
57 Kg St\u00e9phanie Thibault<\/strong><\/h5>\n
60 Kg Katiushka Vasquez-Soto<\/strong><\/h5>\n
69 Kg Charlie Cavanagh<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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The Canadian delegation will be accompanied by coaches Jo\u00e3o Carlos Barros and Jill Perry, along with Robert Schinke (sport psychologist), Jean-Paul Rapha\u00ebl (therapist) and \u00c8ve Cr\u00e9peau (nutritionist). \u00a0Moreover, AIBA 1-Star official Lyla Simon will also partake in the competition as a Canadian referee and judges.<\/strong><\/h5>\n

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\u201cThis tournament will be a great opportunity for the Youth boxers to watch and learn from the more experienced Elite boxers.\u201d affirms Daniel Tr\u00e9panier, Boxing Canada\u2019s High Performance Director. \u201cIt will be the first competition for the Women\u2019s National Team since their success at the Continentals and I am confident that our boxers are well-prepared coming into this tournament.\u201d Indeed, back in June, all seven women who participated in the AMBC Continental Championships in Honduras made it all the way into the finals, which unprecedented!<\/strong><\/h5>\n

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The general weigh in and the official draw will take place on October 18th, 2017. Although the competition will not be available on live streaming, you can follow our boxers’ progression on our WEB PAGE<\/a>\u00a0for the event as well as our social media platforms (FACEBOOK PAGE<\/a> \u00a0& \u00a0TWITTER<\/a>) as information will be updated throughout the tournament.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n

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