Article courtesy of Boxing Canada
Huge congratulations to all the participants at the 2025 Elite National Championships. Athletes, coaches, officials, spectators, and organizers enjoyed four amazing days of exceptional athletic performance and boxing skill.
The competition identified 19 new National Champions:
- W48kg NAKHJIRI Nyousha BC
- W51kg WRIGHT Mckenzie ON
- W54kg DELGADO Scarlett ON
- W57kg AL-AHMADIEH Marie QC
- W60kg O’CALLAGHAN Shauna BC
- W65kg BOURDON Rachel QC
- W70kg MONTEMIGLIO Maeva QC
- W75kg THIBEAULT Tammara QC
- W80+kg GREENE Kiona ON
- M50kg ROCK Isaiah MB
- M55kg TOMINES Max ON
- M60kg RAKHIMOV Fuzayl ON
- M65kg ALY-LABRIE Gabriel QC
- M70kg SANTORIELLO Vincent QC
- M75kg PANNU Parminder ON
- M80kg OFORI Josh AB
- M85kg ENYI Emmanuel ON
- M90kg COLWELL Bryan BC
- M90+kg HORCOFF Braydon BC
There were three other important awards given out:
Performance of the Year
This year Canada sent a young team to the 2025 World Boxing World Championships. Only one of the athletes had previous Elite World Championships experience. Over two weeks of competition three athletes were able to make the quarter finals. And one athlete, fighting in the Women’s 80kg class, secured Canada’s single medal of the tournament.
- Congratulations to Viktoria Penney for Canada’s performance of the year in the World Championships semi-final for the 80kg class, bringing home a Bronze Medal for Canada.
National Team Rookie of the Year
Rookie of the year awards go to the best international performances of boxers who have represented Canada for the first time in the season.
Rookie of the Year Women
- Viktoria Penney for her Bronze Medal at the 2025 World Boxing World Championships in Liverpool.
Rookie of the Year Men
- Joshua Ofori for his Gold Medal performance at the 2025 World Challenge Cup in Czech Republic.
