Karriss Artingstall


Karriss Artingstall is an English professional boxer who is the inaugural British female featherweight champion. As an amateur she won a bronze medal at the 2020 Olympics, silver at the 2019 European Championships and bronze at the 2019 World Championships.
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Amateur boxing career

At national level, Artingstall won gold medals at the 2012 and 2013 Junior Championships and the 2018 Elite Championships.
In 2019 she won a silver medal at the European Championships, defeating Mona Mestiaen of France in the preliminaries; Jennifer Fernández Romero of Spain in the quarter-finals; Stanimira Petrova of Bulgaria in the semi-finals; before losing to Irma Testa of Italy in the final.
She then won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships, defeating Yarisel Ramirez of the United States, Jo Son-hwa of North Korea, and Mijgona Samadova of Tajikistan in the preliminaries; Yodgoroy Mirzaeva of Uzbekistan in the quarter-finals; before losing to eventual winner Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines in the semi-finals.

2020 Olympics

In a bid to secure a place at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Artingstall competed in the 2020 European Olympic Qualifiers. She won her first bout, defeating Helina Bruyevich of Bulgaria in the preliminaries but suffered defeat against Stanimira Petrova of Bulgaria in the quarter-finals. Artingstall was able to secure her place after defeating Stephanie Thour of Sweden in a box-off.
Her first bout of the Olympic featherweight competition came against Keamogetse Sadie Kenosi of Botswana, with Artingstall emerging victorious with a score of 5:0. Following a 5:0 victory against Jucielen Romeu of Brazil, Artingstall advanced to the quarter-finals to defeat Skye Nicolson of Australia. She lost her semi-final bout against Sena Irie of Japan to end the Games with a bronze medal.

Professional boxing career

Artingstall joined the professional boxing ranks in 2022 signing a promotional deal with Boxxer. She made her pro-debut on 22 June that year at Coventry Skydome defeating Vaida Masiokaite on points in a six-round contest.
She faced Raven Chapman for the inaugural British female featherweight title at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 7 March 2025. Artingstall knocked to Chapman to the canvas in the second round and eventually won via unanimous decision.

Personal life

Artingstall's partner was welterweight world champion Lauren Price. She is a former member of the Royal Horse Artillery.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
7Win7–0Raven ChapmanUD107 Mar 2025Royal Albert Hall, London, EnglandWon inaugural British female featherweight title
6Win6–0Lila dos Santos FurtadoPTS820 Jan 2024Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
5Win5–0Vanessa BradfordRTD2 21 Oct 2023York Hall, London, England
4Win4–0Jade TaylorPTS827 May 2023Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England
3Win3–0Linzi BuczynskyjPTS625 Mar 2023Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
2Win2–0Marina SakharovPTS615 Oct 2022O2 Arena, London, England
1Win1–0Vaida Masiokaite625 Jun 2022Coventry Skydome, Coventry, England