Montreal – April 21st, 2022. Following the selection of the Elite National Team, Boxing Canada is proud to reveal the athletes selected to the 2022-23 Youth National Team. An alternative selection process was created to nominate and select athletes to the Youth National Team given the cancellation of the last three editions of the Canadian Championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
After in-depth evaluations completed by the National Panel of Experts, the following athletes were selected to the Youth National Team and ranked according to the process outlined in the 2022-23 National Team Selection Procedures.
WOMEN Rank MEN Rank
48 kg Sierra Eshouzadeh (Nova Scotia) 1 51 kg Miguel Estrada (Ontario) 1
57 kg Marie Al-Ahmadieh (Québec) 1 54 kg Victor Tremblay (Québec) 1
57 kg Zion Ash (Nova Scotia) 1
60 kg Retias Wheaton (Alberta) 1
63.5 kg Owen Paquette (Ontario) 1
67 kg Jacob Blais (Québec) 1
71 kg Brayden LeBlanc (Nova Scotia) 1
75 kg Wilkens Mathieu (Québec) 1
“After two years without a youth team, we are happy that a team could be selected this year,” stated Roy Halpin, Boxing Canada’s Executive Director. “These young boxers worked hard to overcome the challenges brought on by the pandemic, and we look forward to seeing them develop over the course of the next year.”
Opportunities have been identified for these athletes with the goals of developing their experience in international competitions and preparing them to make up the next generation of Elite boxers in Canada. The boxers will have their first chance to represent Canada in June at the Bornemissza Youth & Junior Memorial Tournament in Eger, Hungary.
For all media requests, please contact: Eleni Siganos
Communication, Marketing & Events Manager
Boxing Canada
(514) 570-1750
esiganos@boxingcanada.org