Lekeisha Pergoliti
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 April 2002 Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | ||||||||||||||
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Lekeisha Pergoliti (born 20 April 2002) is an Australian boxer. She is a silver medalist at the World Boxing Championships, having done so in the 2025 edition 70 kg category.
Early life
Pergoliti was born on 20 April 2002 in Bunbury, Western Australia. She was born to parents of Italian ancestry and has a younger sister.[1] At the age of 11, she took up soccer and basketball and three years later, she took up boxing.[1][2] Around this time, she had broken her ankle which led her to focus on boxing.[1]
Amateur career
In 2018 Pergoliti won the state, national and National Golden Gloves titles in the junior and youth level. The following year, she would repeat this feat while in the women's welterweight category.[2][3] She won the state title once more in 2022, this time at the Elite Senior level.[2]
Pergoliti competed in the 70 kg category of the 2025 World Boxing Championships held in Liverpool, England. She defeated Bárbara Maria dos Santos in the round of 16, Lisa O'Rourke in the quarterfinals and Aziza Zokirova in the semifinals.[4][5] In the gold medal match, she lost to Natalya Bogdanova 5-0.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b c "Lekeisha Pergoliti: "I don't box for the money; I box because I love it."". FightPost. 2 April 2025.
- ^ a b c "Lekeisha Pergoliti". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ Fris, Justin (11 November 2019). "National win a thrill for silky champ". South Western Times.
- ^ Duke, Seamus (9 September 2025). "Lisa O'Rourke falls to Australian Lekeisha Pergoliti in dramatic split decision at World Boxing Champiionships". Roscommon People.
- ^ "Aziza Zokirova Secures Third Bronze for Uzbekistan at World Boxing Championships". UzDaily. 13 September 2025.
- ^ "Kazakhstani Natalya Bogdanova wins World Championship Gold in Boxing". El.kz. 15 September 2025.
- ^ "World Boxing Championships Liverpool 2025: All final results and medals - complete list". Olympics.com. 14 September 2025.
External links
- Boxing record for Lekeisha Pergoliti from BoxRec (registration required)