Charlie Senior (born 20 November 2001) is an English-born Australian boxer. As an amateur, he has represented Australia at the Pacific Games, Commonwealth Games and the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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| Born | 20 November 2001 Bradford, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Featherweight | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editSenior was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England on 20 November 2001. When he was two years of age, he emigrated with his family to Perth, Western Australia.[1][2] He initially took up dancing before he switched to boxing when he eleven years of age.[3]
Amateur career
editSenior won three national youth championships and then he won Australia amateur title.[3] He then fought in the 2020 Asia & Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament in Jordan, where in his opening bout, he lost to Nguyễn Văn Đương.[4]
Senior was one of eleven Australian boxers selected to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[5][6] In the men's featherweight event, he lost to Keoma-Ali Al-Ahmadieh in the round of 16.[1]
Senior won the gold medal at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, defeating Allan Oaike and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[7] At the 57 kg event of the Paris Olympics, he defeated Vasile Usturoi in the round of 16.[8][9] Senior then defeated Carlo Paalam in the quarterfinals.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "Charlie Senior". Commonwealth Games Australia. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Charlie Senior". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Charlie Senior". playsportcom.
- ^ "Nguyễn Văn Đương - tay đấm 'máu điên cuồng". VnExpress (in Vietnamese). 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Kristy Harris and Caitlin Parker to compete for team Australia at Commonwealth Games 2022". International Boxing Association. 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Boxing Kangaroos in the ring for Commonwealth Games". Edge of the Crowd.
- ^ "Australian boxers, including Tokyo 2020 Olympian Caitlin Parker, won six out of seven finals on 30 November. They also secured a Paris 2024 Olympic quota". Olympics.org.
- ^ "Parker and Senior punch quarter-final tickets". Australian Olympic Committee.
- ^ "Olympic Games 2024" (PDF). amateur-boxing.strefa.pl.
- ^ Jeffrey, Daniel (3 August 2024). "Charlie Senior celebrates in style after clinching boxing medal for Australia". Nine Network.
External links
edit- Charlie Senior at BoxRec (registration required)
- Charlie Senior at Tapology.com
- Boxing record for Charlie Senior from BoxRec (registration required)
- Charlie Senior at Tapology.com
