Langford fighter into quarter-finals at last-chance qualifier
Terris Smith, an accountant by vocation and boxer by passion, continued her quest to punch her way to Paris by opening the last-chance Olympic qualifier with a victory Monday in Bangkok, Thailand.
“I won against Bulgaria today but have a tough fight ahead of me against Great Britain’s Commonwealth Games gold-medallist on Wednesday,” said Smith, by e-mail. “But they are all tough. I am going to stick to what I’m good at and have my best performance yet.”“Terris followed the game plan perfectly,” ElMais said in a statement. “She was able to cut the ring perfectly and land her rear hand with authority. … Her confidence showed and now everyone knows she’s a threat.
Her climb has been steady yet sure, winning four B.C. championships, and bronze at the 2022 Canadian championships following a contested 3-2 split decision in the semifinals. Smith won the silver medal at the 2019 national championships held on Bear Mountain when she was stopped in the final by 2015 Pan Am Games gold-medallist Caroline Veyre of Montreal. Smith finally became Canadian champion this year to earn her spot in the Olympic qualifier for Paris.
Boxing is popular worldwide and one of the toughest sports in which to qualify for the Olympics. Up to 50 Island or Island-based athletes usually qualify to compete for Canada in each Summer Olympics but Smith is vying to be the first Island boxer in the Olympics since Donnie Orr Jr. in 2000 at Sydney.
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