Caroline Veyre

Caroline Veyre
Personal information
Nickname
Caro[3]
NationalityCanadian
Born (1988-10-04) 4 October 1988[2]
Paris, France[1]
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
WeightLightweight, Featherweight, Super-featherweight
Boxing career
StanceOrthodox[1]
Boxing record
Total fights12
Wins11
Win by KO0
Losses1
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Lightweight

Caroline Veyre (born 4 October 1988) is a French-born Canadian professional boxer. She has held the WBC female super-featherweight title since February 2026. As an amateur Veyre won a gold medal in the women's lightweight category at the 2015 Pan American Games and competed at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.

Early life

Born in Paris, France,[4] Veyre immigrated to Canada in 2003 after visiting the country a few years earlier as her mother underwent cancer treatment in Montreal.[3]

Amateur career

Veyre started boxing at age 18 as a way to stay in shape and learn self-defense.[3] Fighting out of Club Boxe de l'Est in Montreal,[4] she won national titles in 2013 and 2014.[3]

At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, Veyre won the gold medal in the lightweight category defeating Argentina's Dayana Sánchez by split decision in the final.[5][6]

In 2016, Veyre suffered a shoulder injury which prevented her from qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. Upon her return, she won a silver medal at the 2017 American Boxing Confederation Continental Championships in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, losing in the final to Brazil's Beatriz Ferreira.[7]

She reached the quarter-finals at both the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in New Delhi, India,[3] and the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[8][9]

Veyre switched to the featherweight category for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, reaching the quarter-finals where she lost to Italy's Irma Testa by unanimous decision.[10][11][12]

Professional career

Veyre turned professional in 2022,[13] making her pro-debut on 6 August that year with a unanimous decision win over Liliana Marisela Borquez from Mexico in a four-round contest at the Civic Complex, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada.[14]

She faced Licia Boudersa for the vacant WBC Silver female featherweight title at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, on 26 July 2025, as part of the undercard for the Claressa Shields vs Lani Daniels undisputed female heavyweight championship fight.[15][16] She won by unanimous decision.[17]

Veyre fought Delfine Persoon for the vacant WBC female super-featherweight title at GLC Live at 20 Monroe in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, on 10 February 2026.[18][19] She won by unanimous decision.[20][21]

Personal life

Veyre has a degree in translation.[3]

Professional boxing record

12 fights 11 wins 1 loss
By decision 11 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
12 Win 11–1 Belgium Delfine Persoon UD 10 10 February 2026 United States.GLC Live at 20 Monroe in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Won vacant WBC female super-featherweight title
11 Win 10–1 France Licia Boudersa UD 10 26 July 2025 United States Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan, USA Won vacant WBC Silver female featherweight title
10 Win 9–1 United States Carmen Vargas UD 8 2 February 2025 United States Dort Financial Center, Flint, Michigan, USA
9 Win 8–1 Uruguay Gabriela Bouvier UD 10 12 December 2024 United States Dort Financial Center, Flint, Michigan, USA Won the WBC female featherweight International title
8 Loss 7–1 Mexico Joana Chavarria Lopez UD 10 21 September 2024 Mexico Naucalpan, México
7 Win 7–0 Argentina Agustina Marisa Belen Rojas UD 8 14 March 2024 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Ontario, Canada
6 Win 6–0 Italy Jessica Bellusci UD 8 7 October 2023 Canada Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada
5 Win 5–0 Mexico Karina Travieso Chavez UD 8 7 September 2023 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Ontario, Canada
4 Win 4–0 France Emma Gongora UD 8 12 May 2023 Canada Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada
3 Win 3–0 France Anaëlle Angerville UD 6 16 March 2023 Canada Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada
2 Win 2–0 Mexico Estefania González Franco UD 6 13 January 2023 Canada Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada
1 Win 1–0 Mexico Liliana Marisela Borquez UD 4 6 August 2022 Canada Civic Complex, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

References

  1. ^ a b c "Boxrec profile of Caroline Veyre". boxrec.com. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Caroline Veyre". tapology.com. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Team Canada profile of Caroline Veyre". olympic.ca. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Caroline Veyre on the 'Road To Rio via Dublin'?". womenofboxing.com. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Mandy Bujold, Caroline Veyre win boxing gold". CBC. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Canada doubles up on Pan Am boxing gold on Day 15". olympic.ca. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  7. ^ "2017 AMBC Continental Championships". Boxing Canada. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Boxing – Women's Lightweight 60kg results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Odunuga Defeats Veyre, Qualifies For Boxing Semi-Finals". Independent. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Canadian boxer Thibeault advances in women's middleweight; Veyre defeated". TSN. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Caroline Veyre vs Irma Testa". boxrec.com. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Boxing - VEYRE Caroline". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  13. ^ "GYM signs Canadian amateur star Caroline Veyre; Pro debut set for July 29th in Montreal". philboxing.com. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Caroline Veyre vs Liliana Marisela Borquez". boxrec.com. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Caroline Veyre vs. Licia Boudersa for the WBC Silver Featherweight Title". wbcboxing.com.
  16. ^ "Samantha Worthington and Caroline Veyre added to Claressa Shields vs. Lani Daniels card on July 26". Boxing Scene. 23 May 2025.
  17. ^ "Claressa Shields vs Lani Daniels Results: Full Fight Card Recap and Highlights". athlonsports.com.
  18. ^ "Caroline Veyre aims for world title against Delfine Persoon in Grand Rapids". clickondetroit.com. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  19. ^ "Delfine Persoon and Caroline Veyre to Clash for WBC Crown". wbcboxing.com. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  20. ^ "Caroline Veyre defeats Delfine Persoon for WBC 140lbs title". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  21. ^ "Veyre Tops Persoon for WBC Super Feather Title in Grand Rapids". fightnews.com. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
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