Ivanusa Moreira

Ivanusa Gomes Moreira (born 11 November 1988), also known as Nancy Moreira,[1] is a Cape Verdean boxer. She began competing in the sport at the age of 23.[2] Moreira placed fifth in the welterweight division at the 2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships and won gold at the 2023 African Boxing Championships.[2] Her lack of sponsorship meant she had to rely on a bank loan to participate in the event.[3] She represented Cape Verde at the 2024 Summer Olympics, qualifying via universality placement[4] after losing to Congolese boxer Brigitte Mbabi in the qualifying tournament.[5] Competing the women's 66kg boxing tournament, Moreira lost to Belgian Oshin Derieuw in the round of 16.[6] Moreira is an ambassador for the Gender Equality in Sport campaign, and was part of a bid to make Matosinhos the European City of Sport 2025.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Inforpress - Sports". painel.inforpress.cv (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 February 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b Binner, Andrew; Franceschi Neto, Virgilio (12 September 2023). "Meet Cape Verde's Nancy Moreira, IOC Olympic Solidarity Scholar and African boxing champion with a Muhammad Ali-like style". Olympics. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Nancy Moreira é campeã africana de boxe na categoria 63-66 kg". Voice of America (in Portuguese). 6 August 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Nancy Moreira qualifica-se para os Jogos Olímpicos de Paris 2024". Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  5. ^ coffie, Samuel Mallis (2 June 2024). "Brigitte Mbabi stops Ivanusa Moreira, books ticket to Paris Olympic Games". Boxing Ghana. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Sept 13: Cape Verdean Ivanusa Moreira (Cape Verde) to defend her title". AFBC - African Boxing Confederation. 13 September 2024. Archived from the original on 9 November 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  7. ^ admin (6 October 2023). "Boxe: Nancy Moreira nomeada embaixadora de candidatura de Matosinhos à Cidade Europeia do Desporto 2025". Balai (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 24 February 2026.


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