Caroline Veyre
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Nickname | Caro[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 1988[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | Lightweight, Featherweight, Super-featherweight | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing career | |||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 | Delfine Persoon | UD | 10 | 10 February 2026 | .GLC Live at 20 Monroe in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA | Won vacant WBC female super-featherweight title |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Licia Boudersa | UD | 10 | 26 July 2025 | Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan, USA | Won vacant WBC Silver female featherweight title |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Carmen Vargas | UD | 8 | 2 February 2025 | Dort Financial Center, Flint, Michigan, USA | |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Gabriela Bouvier | UD | 10 | 12 December 2024 | Dort Financial Center, Flint, Michigan, USA | Won the WBC female featherweight International title |
| 8 | Loss | 7–1 | Joana Chavarria Lopez | UD | 10 | 21 September 2024 | Naucalpan, México | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Agustina Marisa Belen Rojas | UD | 8 | 14 March 2024 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Ontario, Canada | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Jessica Bellusci | UD | 8 | 7 October 2023 | Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Karina Travieso Chavez | UD | 8 | 7 September 2023 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Ontario, Canada | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Emma Gongora | UD | 8 | 12 May 2023 | Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Anaëlle Angerville | UD | 6 | 16 March 2023 | Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Estefania González Franco | UD | 6 | 13 January 2023 | Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Liliana Marisela Borquez | UD | 4 | 6 August 2022 | Civic Complex, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada |
References
- ^ a b c "Boxrec profile of Caroline Veyre". boxrec.com. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Caroline Veyre". tapology.com. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Team Canada profile of Caroline Veyre". olympic.ca. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Caroline Veyre on the 'Road To Rio via Dublin'?". womenofboxing.com. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Mandy Bujold, Caroline Veyre win boxing gold". CBC. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Canada doubles up on Pan Am boxing gold on Day 15". olympic.ca. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "2017 AMBC Continental Championships". Boxing Canada. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Boxing – Women's Lightweight 60kg results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Odunuga Defeats Veyre, Qualifies For Boxing Semi-Finals". Independent. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Canadian boxer Thibeault advances in women's middleweight; Veyre defeated". TSN. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Caroline Veyre vs Irma Testa". boxrec.com. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "GYM signs Canadian amateur star Caroline Veyre; Pro debut set for July 29th in Montreal". philboxing.com. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Caroline Veyre vs Liliana Marisela Borquez". boxrec.com. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Caroline Veyre vs. Licia Boudersa for the WBC Silver Featherweight Title". wbcboxing.com.
- ^ "Samantha Worthington and Caroline Veyre added to Claressa Shields vs. Lani Daniels card on July 26". Boxing Scene. 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Claressa Shields vs Lani Daniels Results: Full Fight Card Recap and Highlights". athlonsports.com.
- ^ "Caroline Veyre aims for world title against Delfine Persoon in Grand Rapids". clickondetroit.com. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ "Delfine Persoon and Caroline Veyre to Clash for WBC Crown". wbcboxing.com. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ "Caroline Veyre defeats Delfine Persoon for WBC 140lbs title". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ "Veyre Tops Persoon for WBC Super Feather Title in Grand Rapids". fightnews.com. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
External links
- Boxing record for Caroline Veyre from BoxRec (registration required)
- Caroline Veyre at Team Canada
- Caroline Veyre at Olympics.com
- Caroline Veyre at Olympedia
- Caroline Veyre at InterSportStats
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 10 July 2015)