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Karriss Artingstall (born 23 November 1994) is an English
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champion. As an amateur she won a bronze medal at the
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, silver at the 2019 European Championships and bronze at the 2019 World Championships.


Amateur boxing career

At national level, Artingstall won gold medals at the 2012 and 2013 Junior Championships and the 2018 Elite Championships. In 2019 she won a silver medal at the
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, defeating Mona Mestiaen of France (5:0) in the preliminaries; Jennifer Fernández Romero of Spain (5:0) in the quarter-finals; Stanimira Petrova of Bulgaria (5:0) in the semi-finals; before losing to Irma Testa of Italy (0:5) in the final. She then won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships, defeating Yarisel Ramirez of the United States (5:0), Jo Son-hwa of North Korea (3:0), and Mijgona Samadova of Tajikistan (5:0) in the preliminaries; Yodgoroy Mirzaeva of Uzbekistan (5:0) in the quarter-finals; before losing to eventual winner
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of the Philippines (4:1) in the semi-finals.


2020 Olympics

In a bid to secure a place at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Artingstall competed in the 2020 European Olympic Qualifiers. She won her first bout, defeating Helina Bruyevich of Bulgaria (5:0) in the preliminaries but suffered defeat against Stanimira Petrova of Bulgaria (1:4) in the quarter-finals. Artingstall was able to secure her place after defeating Stephanie Thour of Sweden (5:0) in a box-off. Her first bout of the Olympic
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competition came against Keamogetse Sadie Kenosi of Botswana, with Artingstall emerging victorious with a score of 5:0. Following a 5:0 victory against Jucielen Romeu of Brazil, Artingstall advanced to the quarter-finals to defeat Skye Nicolson of Australia (3:2). She lost her semi-final bout against
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of Japan (3:2) to end the Games with a bronze medal.


Professional boxing career

Artingstall joined the professional boxing ranks in 2022 signing a promotional deal with
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. She made her pro-debut on 22 June that year at Coventry Skydome defeating Vaida Masiokaite on points in a six-round contest. She faced
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for the inaugural
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title at the
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in London on 7 March 2025. Artingstall knocked to Chapman to the canvas in the second round and eventually won via unanimous decision.


Personal life

Artingstall's partner is
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. She is a former member of the
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Professional boxing record


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