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Bujold awaits Wild Card Decision
May 16, 2012
This past week Mandy Bujold was at the world championships in China where she was defeated in her opening match against Kim Hye of PRK 11-9. Kim was the Silver medalist from 54kg at the last world championships. Mandy now has to wait for the decision from Aiba and the IOC to see who will receive the wild card spot in 51kg. The Americas is allocated 1 spot in each of the Olympic weight classes and with Mandy being the reigning Pan Am Champion she has a very good chance of being chosen. Aiba wants to send the best athletes from each continent and so we will await the decision from this committee. Announcement should be made by the end of this week.
Training Camp in Vancouver
May 1, 2012
Mandy is now in North Vancouver with Team Canada for a final week of training before heading to Qinhaungdao, China for the World Championships. The world championships is also the Olympic Qualifier for the 3 Olympic weight classes 51kg, 60kg and 75kg. Mandy will need to place top 2 in the Americas to make it to the Games this summer. Go Canada Go!!
Results From Cornwall
April 5, 2012
Mandy Bujold fought against Judith Zaida Enriquez from Mexico in her first match in the Quarter-finals tonight winning a clear victory on points 24-4. The first round was 3-0 in Mandy's Favor and then she continued to pile on the points with a 5-1 Second round... The Mexican boxer had no answer for Mandy's speed and experience as she continued to add to her lead with an 8-2 third round and the final round of 8-1. Mandy left an impact on the judges and the fans by finishing strong in her final round.
Mandy will now go on to face Marlen Esparza of USA in her Semi Final match... Marlen defeated Paula Benevidez of Argentina on a score of 21-10 in the other quarter final match.
The fights will take place tomorrow night at 7pm at the Nav center in Cornwall.
2012 Continental Championships- Cornwall
April 4, 2012
As most of you may know this week Mandy Bujold has traveled to Cornwall, Ontario where she will b competing at the Continental Championships. This is the first time Canada is hosting an International Women's Boxing event. This has turned out to be one of the largest continental championships ever held for women with 15 countries represented. The event will commence today with the preliminaries and will finish on Saturday night with the finals.
The first weigh in and draw took place today. The draw was late due to a few countries arriving to the event late. There are 8 women in Mandy's weight class (51kg/112lbs) No one will be boxing in the 51kg weight class today. Mandy will be boxing against Judith Zaida Enriquez from Mexico in her first match in the Quarter-finals tomorrow night.
There will be one show every night at 7pm.
Training Camp in Sweden
March 15, 2012
In preparation for the world championships in May Mandy is over in Malmo, Sweden for a week long training camp. Teams from Sweden, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Germany, Holland, Ireland, and Norway are all attending the camp as well.
Over the week Mandy will be training with the teams and finish with 2 exhibitions against one of the athletes in her weight class. The next event on her schedule is the continental championships in Cornwall, Ontario on April 3rd.
Mandy Wins 2012 Championships!
January 13, 2012
Amanda Galle failed her medical this morning. Mandy Bujold has won the 2012 championships and begins her preparation for the World Championships in China in May. This is the second stepping stone for Mandy's qualification to the 2012 Olympics. One more to go in May!!!!
2012 Elite Canadian Boxing Championships Update
January 13, 2012
Mandy Bujold won by stopping Andree Duschense in the second round last night ....moves into finals ...will face Amanda Galle of Ontario this evening for Gold!
Bujold Boxing Thursday
January 11, 2012
The draw is complete for the 2012 Elite Canadian Boxing Championships being held from January 10 - 14, 2012 in Membertou Nova Scotia and there was 6 entries in the 51kgs female category. Mandy Bujold will be boxing on the evening of Thursday January 12th.
BUJOLD, who boxes with the Waterloo Regional Boxing Academy is the current National Champion and automatically the #1 seed giving her a berth in the semi-finals. Bujold will face the winner between Andrea BEAUCHESNE of Quebec and Marie-Eve McCLURE also of Quebec. That bout will take place on Wednesday afternoon.
On the other side of the bracket, Melody DUBE received a bye and will face the winner between Rosalia CALLA of B.C. And Amanda GALLE of Ontario.
The finals are set for Friday, January 13, 2012
Check out Boxing Week 2012for updates.
Bujold Wins Gold At Pan Am Games!!
October 30, 2011
It was not pretty….however ..after 8 minutes a gold medal was awarded and that winner was Mandy Bujold of Canada! National Champion and Waterloo Regional Boxing Academy’s Mandy Bujold faced Ingid Valencia of Columbia for the Gold medal in the final 51 kg category of the 2011 Pan Am Games.
Valencia was content with holding a majority of the bout and had little in the way of offence. The score at the end of the first round was 1-0 for Bujold. The second round appeared to be the same as the first round, with neither girl mounting any sort of offence. At the end of the second round the score was 2-2. Feeling a sense of urgency, Valencia began to open up with her offence and Bujold capitalized by quick counter-punching which resulted in a 6-3 lead for Bujold.
The fourth and final round saw Bujold herself establish an attack against the Columbian boxer. Valencia was unable to sustain the pace and was content to hold and tie up the Canadian boxer. Bujold still managed to score points and at the end of the bout registered a 11-5 lead and the Gold Medal.
This now marks the second Gold medal won by the Canadian Female Boxing Team, eliminating a 36 year drought. The last gold medal won at the Pan Am Games was Chris Clarke in 1974. Sandra Bizier won a bronze medal and Mary Spencer won a gold medal the previous day.
Bujold Beats Benavides in Semi-Final Bout
October 26, 2011
National Champion and Waterloo Regional Boxing Academy’s Mandy Bujold stepped into the boxing ring tonight and faced Paola BENEVIDES of Argentina in the semi-final 51 kg category of the 2011 Pan Am Games and came away with the victory. The win now moves Bujold into the finals and the Gold medal match where she will face Ingrid Valencia of Columbia.
Bujold found herself down after the first round 3-2 but battled back to tie the score after the second round 4-4. Bujold began to take control of the match in round 3 but at the end was only up by a single point 8-7. Not wanting to leave anything back, Bujold pushed harder and finished with a final score of 12-8.
The win was twice as good for Bujold as it was Benevides who defeated her in an earlier Pan Am qualifier in Venezuela.
The Gold medal match for Bujold is now scheduled for October 29th!
Mandy Bujold defeated Paola Benavides on points, 12-8
Karla Magliocco lost to Ingrid Valencia on points, 17-8
Three more Canadians in the medal hunt!
Mandy Wins First Bout At Pan Am Games!
October 22, 2011
Mandy Bujold has won her quarter-final bout and made history as the first female to box in a major Games Competition. However. It was not easy. The home town crowd was loud and supportive of their boxer Silvia TORRES. The deafening noise seemed to encourage TORRES as she was very aggressive against the more experienced BUJOLD.
The first two rounds were close with Mandy winning 3 to 2 and 5-4. However, the 3rd and 4th rounds proved to much for TORRES and Mandy went on to by a margin of 13-6.
Mandy now moves on to face Paola BENEVIDES in the semi-finals
Homecoming was a great Success
September 19, 2011
The Homecoming event that was held at the Waterloo Regional Boxing Academy on Friday Sept 16,2011 was a great Success. There was over 400 fans who packed into the gym to cheer on the local athletes as they fought. The atmosphere was great. Mandy Fought Canada's national Jr champion Sukhpreet Singh and won a easy 4-round decision in front of her home town crowd. Mandy was able to take control at the opening bell and then put on a great show for her fans. Mandy would personally like to thank everyone who came out to support her and her team mates in this event. Mandy will be heading to Mexico for the Pan Am Games on October 16th. Guadalajara is the first Pan Am games that will include women in the competition. Be sure to watch out for her as she sets out to capture the first ever Gold medal for Women at these Games.
French Documentary to Feature Bujold
September 19, 2011
A company has decided to make a french language documentary about the 3 girls (Mandy Bujold, Sandra Bizer, Mary Spencer) and their road to the 2012 Olympics.
Since this is the first time women will be at able to show their talent at the Olympics they thought it would be great to let you experience their journey with them along the way.
They created this website www.triosboxeuses.com that will have cut out footage, athletes blogs and much more interactive things for everyone to get involved, so check back often.
Once the film is finished in French they may translate it into a english language documentary as well. This website is only in french at the moment.
HomeComing Event Featuring Mandy Bujold
September 7, 2011
It has been confirmed that 6 x National Champion Mandy Bujold of the Waterloo Regional Boxing Academy will be the Main Event at a boxing show scheduled for Friday September 16th, 2011 at the Arnie Boehm Training Centre located at the new Activa SportsPlex.
This will be the first inaugural boxing show at the venue. Doors open at 6:30pm with the show starting at 7pm. Tickets will be $15 in advance, $20 at the door and $50 VIP.
VIP will get private seating in the upper mezzanine along with non-alcoholic drink and some fingerfood. VIP will also get you into a private VIP after-party with food and drink at Edelweiss.
Tickets will be available at Waterloo Boxing Academy or Contact Mandy directly through the "contact Tab" on this site!
The evening of boxing will also feature other W.R.B.A. champions including Cambridge Native, 14 yr old Tajinder Lall, the 2011 National Junior Champion, 17 yr old Kitchener local Suad Murseli, the 2010 National Youth Champion and 19 yr old David Palacios, who has won several Provincial Titles. This will be an event to remember!
Download larger poster here!
Mandy Wins 2011 Ringside Championship
August 22, 2011
Mandy Bujold won her fourth Ringside World Championship belt on Saturday, defeating Berenice Hernandez of Las Vegas in the championship bout in the women’s open 112-pound class. She also fought Elenor Boden from Australia in the priliminary round and Sierra Picton from Ontario in the semi-finals. Mandy used the tournament in Kansas City as preparation for the Pan American Games in Gyadalajara, Mexico in October.
Also competing out of WRBA was Tajinder Lall, Duncan Wey, Amy Finkbeiner, David Palacios, Taylor Cloutier and Del Plummer. Amy also went on to win this event in the Womens Novice Masters Division but David Palacios came up a bit short in the finals to take home the silver.
Final Update from Greece
July 17, 2011
We knew it would be a tough battle and it was. Mandy lost a very close match to defending 2008 World Champion Sara Ourhamoune of France on points 20 to 16. Mandy took control early in the bout and was leading midway through the bout. Ourhamoune then pressed hard and was leading at the end of the third round. In the last and final round Mandy mounted her comeback and staggered Ourhamoune several times however the French Veteran was able to use her experience to survive the round an secure the win.
Despite the loss, Mandy was very happy with her performance.
"Sara is a great athlete and a Champion. I have been working on some technical points in the gym and I was able to use them here in Greece. I wanted to increase my tempo in the final round to test my cardio level. I did that and I felt great. I am looking forward to getting back in the gym and start preparing for the Pan Ams."
Update From Greece
July 15, 2011
Tonight Mandy fought Zastlin LITAL of Israel here in Heronossis, Crete in her prilimary bout. She won the bout outpointing her opponent 16-5 in the 4 round match. Tomorrow night she will face Sarah Ourhamoune of France in the Semi-Finals. Sarah is a former World Champion in the 48kg Division from 2008. In the other side division France's Virgine Nave will Face Kazakstan in the other semi-final bout.
Mary Spencer also fought Erika GUERRIER of France and won 15-7 and will face Lilian from Ukraine tomorrow in the semi finals.
Thank-you all for your support!
Mandy Departs for Greece Event and Training Camp
July 6, 2011
Mandy BUJOLD and Coach Rick CADILHA of the Waterloo Regional Boxing Academy will be travelling to Crete, Greece where Mandy will be competing in the Minoas Cup competition from July 8th to the 18th. The 3-day tournament (July 15, 16 and 17) is preceeded with a week long training camp.
BUJOLD, who is the 6 x National Champion will be accompanied by fellow teammate and 3 x World Champion Mary SPENCER of Windsor. Both Athletes are preparing for the 2011 Pan American Games to be held in Mexico in October.
Bujold Wins Boxing Ontario Female Athlete of the Year
June, 2011
Mandy Bujold was named the 2010 Boxing Ontario Female Athlete of the year at the Gala event that took place in Mississauga on May 28, 2011. The award was given to her for all her achievements in 2010. Some of which included winning her 5th Canadian Championship and the Pan American Championships last year.
Also winning awards at this event were her coach Rick Cadilha and Team-mate Tajinder Lall. Rick was named coach of the year and Tajinder was named the Junior C athlete of the year.
Thanks to everyone who came out to support this event for WRBA!
Nominees Announced for Local Athlete of the Year
May, 2011
Bujold was one of 10 nominees announced for the 13th annual Civitan Sports Kitchener-Waterloo and area athlete of the year award.
Bujold, is a three-time nominee for this award and was named Athlete of the Year in 2008. The nominees, who will be honoured for their achievements in 2010, were announced at the news conference at the Kitchener Aud at the end of April. The winner or winners will be announced on May 25 at the Woolwich Memorial Centre in Elmira.
Other nominees were:
- Wrestler Jake Jagas, silver medalist at the junior Pan Am championships and the Canadian junior championships and Canadian university champ for the Guelph Gryphons;
- Ice dancers Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje, first-place finishers at Four Continents;
- Paralympic track and field athlete and Rockway Mennonite student Leah Robinson, a triple-gold medalist at the U.S. nationals;
- And field hockey player Brienne Stairs, a two-time Canadian university player of the year for the Guelph Gryphons and a national team player.
Past champions include boxer Lennox Lewis, hockey player Scott Stevens and alpine skier Kelly VanderBeek.
Bujold Qualifies for Pan American Games
May, 2011
Mandy Bujold won the gold medal at the 2nd Pan Am Qualifier in Ecuador. Bujold defeated Christina Cruz of the United States 14-10 in the gold medal match in the 51-kilogram weight in Quito, Ecuador.
In the Semi-Finals to Guarantee a spot at the games Bujold defeated 48kg Pan American Champion Erika Matos of Brazil on points 9-6.
In the Preliminaries Bujold defeated Ingrid Valencia of Columbia 14-7. The 2011 Pan Am Games will be held in Guadalajara, Mexico in October 2011.