Jumat, 27 Oktober 2023

Canada's Tammara Thibeault, Wyatt Sanford win Pan Am boxing gold with unanimous decisions - CBC.ca

Canadian boxers Tammara Thibeault and Wyatt Sanford captured gold medals at the Pan American Games with unanimous points decisions (5-0) on Friday in Santiago, Chile.

Thibeault beat Panama's Atheyna Bylon in the women's 75-kilogram final, while Sanford triumphed in the men's 63.5 kg final against Mexico's Miguel Angel Martinez.

Both Canadians were tied after two rounds before coming out on top in the third and final round to take gold.

"It means the world," Thibeault said. "Out of all the tournaments I've been to, I've been able to capture gold and I was missing Pan Ams. Now missing the Olympics, but hopefully we're on the right path and that's what we're going to get.

"I'm very proud of myself, very proud of my team. I couldn't have done it alone."

WATCH | Thibeault defeats Bylon for gold medal:

GOLD MEDAL: Canadian Tammara Thibeault captures Pan Am gold in 75km boxing final

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Duration 10:28

Featured VideoTammara Thibeault of Shawinigan, Que., captured her first career Pan Am Games gold medal Friday defeating Atheyna Bylon of Panama 5-0 in the 75kg boxing category.

The Shawinigan, Que., native will arrive in Paris next summer looking to complete her golden collection.

Thibeault, 26, also holds the 2022 world and Commonwealth Games titles.

She booked her spot at next summer's Olympics by winning her semifinal on Thursday. Now, she'll work toward improving on her Canadian women's record quarterfinal finish from Tokyo 2020.

"I expect to come out on top [at Paris 2024]. Expect to come out with a gold medal, and make history for Canada," Thibeault said.

In a rematch of last year's world championship, Thibeault and Bylon traded blows throughout. Despite their similar statures, contrasting styles turned the fight into a strategic battle, with the Canadian looking to aggressively attack while the Panamian preferred to pick her spots.

It was Bylon who held the advantage with three of five judges after the first round, prompting Thibeault to lean even further into her quick-strike ability. By the end of the second round, four judges had the tilt all-square, with one favouring the Canadian.

A tense final round saw the combatants take turns holding the seeming advantage, with Bylon controlling much of the pace. But a late flurry from Thibeault might have swung things the other way, and the Canadian emerged with a unanimous victory.

"We did know each other pretty well. She's s tricky boxy to fight. She's skilled. She's a little rough," Thibeault said. "I was a little disappointed in my performance today. I pulled off the win, yeah, but I could have boxed better.

"I would have cleaned it up a little bit, use straighter punches, less holding, work a little bit more on the inside, be smarter tactically and not let it get so messy and so close."

Thibeault now holds the 2-0 edge in title fights over Bylon — but the next one could be for the Olympic crown.

Sanford and Martinez both landed good shots in their opening round, but all five judges sided with the Mexican.

Martinez continued to score in the second round, but Sanford responded with sharp counters to even the cards.

The slugfest continued in the third round with the gold medal up for grabs, and the relentless Sanford maintained pressure down the stretch to claim the light welterweight crown.

WATCH l Sanford tops podium with win over Martinez:

GOLD MEDAL: Nova Scotia boxer Wyatt Sanford punches his way to Pan Am gold

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Duration 15:59

Featured VideoWyatt Sanford of Kennetcook, N.S. beat Mexico's Miguel Martinez by unanimous decision to win the Pan American Games men's 63.5 kg gold medal bout.

The 24-year-old from Kennetcook, N.S., also had unanimous points victories in all three of his fights leading up to the final. He punched his ticket to Paris on Thursday with his semifinal win.

Sanford was the lone man on Canada's boxing team at the Tokyo Olympics, where he was eliminated in the Round of 32.

Track cycling gold

Canada added to its medal haul in Santiago with gold in the men's team pursuit track cycling event later on Friday at the Velódromo Parque Peñalolén.

The Canadian quartet of Carson Mattern, of Ancaster, Ont., Vancouver's Campbell Parrish, Michael Foley, of Milton, Ont., and Vancouver's Sean Richardson beat Colombia by nearly nine seconds in the final, lowering their own Pan Am record with a time of three minutes 53.593 seconds.

WATCH | Canadian men claim team pursuit gold:

GOLD MEDAL: Canadian men's track cycling team earns gold in Pan Am Games team pursuit

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Duration 7:09

Featured VideoThe red and white unit finished with a time of 3:53.593 to defeat Colombia in the men's team pursuit track cycling final at the Pan Am Games.

Canada set the previous mark just a day prior with a qualifying time of 3:55.981.

Foley was part of the men's team pursuit squad that finished fifth in Tokyo — Canada's best Olympic result in the event since 1932. 

Live coverage of the Pan Am Games continues on CBCSports.ca, the CBC Sports app and CBC Gem.

WATCH | Early highlights from Friday's action in Santiago:

Santiago 2023 Pan American Games: Day 8 early highlights

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Duration 25:52

Featured VideoWatch some early action highlights from day eight of the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games.

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