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'''Charley Davison''' is a British [[amateur boxer]]. |
'''Charley Davison''' is a British [[amateur boxer]]. |
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Davison started boxing at the age of eight, trained by her father at home because the local boxing club did not accept girls.<ref name="TELE">{{cite news |last=Tomas |first=Fiona |title=Charley Davison: the supermum daring to dream of punching her way to the Tokyo Olympics |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/boxing/2020/03/16/charley-davison-supermum-daring-dream-punching-way-tokyo-olympics/ |website=telegraph.co.uk |date=16 March 2020 |access-date=5 June 2021}}</ref> She fought [[Ornella Wahner]] in 2010 and 2011,<ref name="BOXREC">{{cite web |title=Charley Davison |url=https://boxrec.com/en/amateurboxer/924381 |website=boxrec.com |access-date=5 Jun 2021}}</ref> before taking a seven year break from boxing and then winning the national championship in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dennen |first=John |title=After seven years out of boxing, Charley Davison wins first bout at Olympic qualifier |url=https://www.boxingnewsonline.net/after-seven-years-out-of-boxing-charley-davison-wins-first-bout-at-olympic-qualifier/ |website=boxingnewsonline.net |date=16 March 2020 |access-date= 6 June 2021}}</ |
Davison started boxing at the age of eight, trained by her father at home because the local boxing club did not accept girls.<ref name="TELE">{{cite news |last=Tomas |first=Fiona |title=Charley Davison: the supermum daring to dream of punching her way to the Tokyo Olympics |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/boxing/2020/03/16/charley-davison-supermum-daring-dream-punching-way-tokyo-olympics/ |website=telegraph.co.uk |date=16 March 2020 |access-date=5 June 2021 |archive-date=5 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605231326/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/boxing/2020/03/16/charley-davison-supermum-daring-dream-punching-way-tokyo-olympics/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She fought [[Ornella Wahner]] in 2010 and 2011,<ref name="BOXREC">{{cite web |title=Charley Davison |url=https://boxrec.com/en/amateurboxer/924381 |website=boxrec.com |access-date=5 Jun 2021 |archive-date=6 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606145801/https://boxrec.com/en/amateurboxer/924381 |url-status=live }}</ref> before taking a seven year break from boxing and then winning the national championship in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dennen |first=John |title=After seven years out of boxing, Charley Davison wins first bout at Olympic qualifier |url=https://www.boxingnewsonline.net/after-seven-years-out-of-boxing-charley-davison-wins-first-bout-at-olympic-qualifier/ |website=boxingnewsonline.net |date=16 March 2020 |access-date=6 June 2021 |archive-date=6 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606224940/https://www.boxingnewsonline.net/after-seven-years-out-of-boxing-charley-davison-wins-first-bout-at-olympic-qualifier/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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In June 2021, Davison qualified to represent Great Britain at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tokyo Olympics: GB's Pat McCormack, Cheavon Clarke and Frazer Clarke book places |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/57378781 |date=6 June 2021 |access-date=6 June 2021 }}</ref> |
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In June 2021, Davison qualified to represent Great Britain at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Tokyo Olympics: GB's Pat McCormack, Cheavon Clarke and Frazer Clarke book places |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/57378781 |date=6 June 2021 |access-date=6 June 2021 |archive-date=7 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607071118/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/57378781 |url-status=live }}</ref> and reached the final of the [[2020 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament]] by defeating Giordana Sorrentino via unanimous [[points decision]] in the semi-final.<ref>{{cite news |last=Boggis |first=Mark |title=Further joy as Olympian Charley Davison reaches flyweight final |url=https://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/news/olympian-charley-davison-lowestoft-final-8032634 |work=Lowestoft Journal |date=7 June 2021 |access-date=8 June 2021 |archive-date=7 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607134120/https://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/news/olympian-charley-davison-lowestoft-final-8032634 |url-status=live }}</ref> She lost in the final of the Qualification event to [[Buse Naz Çakıroğlu]] by [[split decision]].<ref>{{ cite news |last=Boggis |first=Mark |title='I can finally say I'm an Olympian': Joy for Lowestoft mum-of-three |work=Lowestoft Journal |url=https://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/news/charley-davison-olympic-spot-secured-lowestoft-8035958 |date=9 June 2021 |access-date=9 June 2021}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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[[Category:English women boxers]] |
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[[Category:Flyweight boxers]] |
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[[Category:Olympic boxers for Great Britain]] |
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Blackpool]] |
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[[Category:Boxers at the 2023 European Games]] |
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[[Category:European Games bronze medalists for Great Britain]] |
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Charley Davison is a British amateur boxer.
Davison started boxing at the age of eight, trained by her father at home because the local boxing club did not accept girls.[1] She fought Ornella Wahner in 2010 and 2011,[2] before taking a seven year break from boxing and then winning the national championship in 2019.[3]
In June 2021, Davison qualified to represent Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[4] and reached the final of the 2020 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament by defeating Giordana Sorrentino via unanimous points decision in the semi-final.[5] She lost in the final of the Qualification event to Buse Naz Çakıroğlu by split decision.[6]
References
- ^ Tomas, Fiona (16 March 2020). "Charley Davison: the supermum daring to dream of punching her way to the Tokyo Olympics". telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Charley Davison". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ Dennen, John (16 March 2020). "After seven years out of boxing, Charley Davison wins first bout at Olympic qualifier". boxingnewsonline.net. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics: GB's Pat McCormack, Cheavon Clarke and Frazer Clarke book places". 6 June 2021. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ Boggis, Mark (7 June 2021). "Further joy as Olympian Charley Davison reaches flyweight final". Lowestoft Journal. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Boggis, Mark (9 June 2021). "'I can finally say I'm an Olympian': Joy for Lowestoft mum-of-three". Lowestoft Journal. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
External links
- Boxing record for Charley Davison from BoxRec (registration required)