Charlie Cavanagh

Charlie Cavanagh
Personal information
Born (2000-06-15) 15 June 2000
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Boxing career
SportAmateur boxing
Welterweight
Retired2024
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 IstanbulWelterweight
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 SantiagoWelterweight
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 GuayaquilWelterweight
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 BudapestWelterweight

Charlie Cavanagh (born 15 June 2000) is a Canadian former amateur boxer who won a silver medal at the 2022 World Championships.[1] She retired in 2024.

Career

Youth

Cavanagh started her national team career in 2018, by winning gold at the 2018 Youth World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.[1] Cavanagh therefore became the first ever Canadian youth world champion.[2][3]

Senior

After not competing since 2019, Cavanagh was named to Canada's 2022 Pan American Championships team just days before the event.[4] Cavanagh would go on to lose in the semifinals to Brazil's Beatriz Soares in a unanimous decision.[5] However, Cavanagh would win the bronze medal and qualify for the 2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships.[5]

At the 2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships, Cavanagh qualified to compete in the gold medal match and guarantee herself at least a silver medal.[6][7] Cavanagh would go on to win the silver medal, losing to Turkey's Busenaz Sürmeneli after the referee stopped the contest.[8][9]

On March 4, 2024, Cavanagh announced her retirement from boxing on social media, citing her growing unhappiness in the sport as well as struggles with eating disorders as reasons for her retirement.[10][11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Charlie Cavanagh". boxingcanada.org. Boxing Canada. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  2. ↑ Tunney, Joseph (30 August 2018). "Saint John teen becomes international boxing champion". CBC News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  3. ↑ Morgan, Liam (30 August 2018). "Cavanagh makes history with first Canadian gold medal at AIBA Youth World Championships". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "How a Saint John boxer battled her own busy schedule to take spot on elite national team". CBC News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  5. 1 2 Leger, Isabelle (30 March 2022). "Saint John boxer makes podium for Canada at Continental championships". CBC News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Canadian boxers Thibeault, Cavanagh advance to world championship finals". cbc.ca. CBC Sports. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  7. ↑ Blackmore, Hope (18 May 2022). "Thibeault and Cavanagh to fight for gold at women's boxing worlds". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Canada's Thibeault claims gold, Cavanagh takes silver at world women's boxing champs". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario Canada. Canadian Press. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  9. ↑ Nichols, Paula (20 May 2022). "Thibeault wins gold, Cavanagh takes silver at women's boxing worlds". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  10. ↑ Daigle, Matthew (18 March 2024). "Local Olympic hopeful Cavanagh retires from boxing". Telegraph-Journal. Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  11. ↑ Rudderham, Hannah (20 March 2024). "Saint John boxer hangs up her gloves, opens up about battle with mental health: World champion Charlie Cavanagh retires from boxing at 23". CBC News. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
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