The PanAmerican Boxing Confederation (PBC) Continental Championships concluded in Puebla, Mexico, on Saturday, 24 October, with 18 continental champions crowned and Canada securing the overall team title.
Canada finished top of the standings with 10 medals, including four gold, four silver and two bronze. The United States finished second with four gold, two silver and two bronze medals, while Brazil recorded the most podium finishes of any nation with 12 medals.
The championships also confirmed 56 qualification places for the 2027 Pan American Games in Lima, with 12 National Federations securing quota spots ahead of the final qualification event.
The afternoon session began with the women’s 51kg final, where Mexico’s Valeria Amparan delighted the home crowd with a 4:1 victory over Venezuela’s Irismar Cardozo to claim continental gold.
In the women’s 57kg, USA’s Alyssa Mendoza secured a commanding 5:0 unanimous decision victory over Brazil’s Juci Cerqueira, while Argentina’s Lucia Muello claimed the women’s 65kg title with a 5:0 win against Canada’s Bourdon Rachel.
Brazil’s Viviane Pereira secured gold in the women’s 70kg, defeating USA’s Isabella Winkler by a 4:1 decision.
The men’s 50kg final saw Canada’s Isaiah Rock deliver a convincing performance to defeat Mexico’s Pedro Guerrero by a unanimous 5:0 decision.
Cuba’s Saidel Horta claimed the men’s 60kg title against the Dominican Republic’s Ezequiel Medina Medina Gomez, with the contest ending in the opening round. The Dominican Republic’s Ricardo Cuello Ricardo then secured gold in the men’s 70kg with a 5:0 victory over Cuba’s Yusnier Sorsano.
Canada’s Parminder Pannu defeated Ecuador’s Jhancarlo Anchico by a unanimous decision in the men’s 75kg, while Brazil’s Isaias Filho completed the afternoon session with a 5:0 victory over Cuba’s Nelson Williams in the men’s 90kg final.
The evening session opened with the women’s 48kg final, where Mexico’s Fatima Herrera secured the host nation’s second gold medal of the day with a 5:0 victory over Canada’s Maxim Lessard.
Venezuela’s Diana Maestre claimed the women’s 54kg title after defeating USA’s Yoseline Perez by a unanimous 5:0 decision, while USA’s Jajaira Gonzalez secured gold in the women’s 60kg with a convincing victory over Colombia’s Camila Camilo.
Canadian Olympian Tammara Thibeault completed her successful return to competition by claiming the women’s 75kg continental title, defeating Venezuela’s Maryelis Yriza by a 4:1 decision.
Canada’s Kiona Greene added another gold medal in the women’s +80kg, stopping Barbados’ Kemara Stuart in the second round.
The men’s 55kg final saw USA’s Lorenzo Patricio defeat Brazil’s Michael Douglas by a unanimous 5:0 decision, while Brazil’s Yuri Falcão secured the men’s 65kg title with a 5:0 victory over Canada’s Gabriel Labrie.
In one of the closest contests of the evening, the Dominican Republic’s Noel Pacheco Noel edged Canada’s Josh Ofori by a 3:2 split decision to claim gold in the men’s 80kg.
USA’s Gilbert Kabamba brought the championships to a close with a dominant 5:0 unanimous victory over Colombia’s Juan Patiño in the men’s +90kg final.
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Press release issued by PBC and adapted by World Boxing.