Former gymnast turned boxer, and reigning Ontario Provincial Golden Gloves winner, looks forward to the opportunity to further stamp herself on the national scene
Those were the feelings of 16-year-old Victoria Vergos when finding out female boxing was being held at the 2023 Canada Winter Games for the first time.
“Especially in that moment, I was kind of in shock just because I know that this is the first year that they’re allowing females to go as well, so I was just really excited about that opportunity, like I am still now.” From an organizational standpoint for the Canada Games, however, it’s more than a matter of just selecting sports.
Vergos is among seven boxers in the 60-kilogram weight class, with another five in the 52-kg division. The move was one that was welcomed by her dad, George, who had been an amateur boxer himself and is one of her coaches, along with Spencer Wilcox, at Steeltown Boxing Club. After a delay in being able to compete due to the pandemic, Vergos began fighting last May and made her mark at the 2022 Ontario Golden Gloves competition. Now, she aims to do the same on the national scene with the goal of striking gold.
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