Caroline Veyre (born 4 October 1988) is a French-born Canadian professional boxer. She held the WBC female super-featherweight title in 2026. As an amateur Veyre won a gold medal in the women's lightweight category at the 2015 Pan American Games and competed at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.
Early life Born in Paris, France, Veyre immigrated to Canada in 2003 after visiting the country a few years earlier as her mother underwent cancer treatment in Montreal.
Amateur career Veyre started boxing at age 18 as a way to stay in shape and learn self-defense. Fighting out of Club Boxe de l'Est in Montreal, she won national titles in 2013 and 2014.
At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, Veyre won the gold medal in the lightweight category defeating Argentina's Dayana Sánchez by split decision in the final.
In 2016, Veyre suffered a shoulder injury which prevented her from qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. Upon her return, she won a silver medal at the 2017 American Boxing Confederation Continental Championships in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, losing in the final to Brazil's Beatriz Ferreira.
She reached the quarter-finals at both the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in New Delhi, India, and the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
Veyre switched to the featherweight category for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, reaching the quarter-finals where she lost to Italy's Irma Testa by unanimous decision.
Professional career Veyre turned professional in 2022, making her pro-debut on 6 August that year with a unanimous decision win over Liliana Marisela Borquez from Mexico in a four-round contest at the Civic Complex, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada.
She faced Licia Boudersa for the vacant WBC Silver female featherweight title at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, on 26 July 2025, as part of the undercard for the Claressa Shields vs Lani Daniels undisputed female heavyweight championship fight. She won by unanimous decision.
Veyre fought Delfine Persoon for the vacant WBC female super-featherweight title at GLC Live at 20 Monroe in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, on 10 February 2026. She won by unanimous decision.
In her first defense, Veyre faced undefeated IBO female super-featherweight champion Bernice Ferreira at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, on 15 August 2026. She lost when she was disqualified in the eighth round for persistent holding.
Personal life Veyre has a degree in translation.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes13Loss11–2 Bernice Ferreira8 (10), 15 August 202612Win11–1 Delfine PersoonUD1010 February 202611Win10–1 Licia BoudersaUD1026 July 202510Win9–1 Carmen VargasUD82 February 20259Win8–1 Gabriela BouvierUD1012 December 20248Loss7–1 Joana Chavarria LopezUD1021 September 20247Win7–0 Agustina Marisa Belen RojasUD814 March 20246Win6–0 Jessica BellusciUD87 October 20235Win5–0 Karina Travieso ChavezUD87 September 20234Win4–0 Emma GongoraUD812 May 20233Win3–0 Anaëlle AngervilleUD616 March 20232Win2–0 Estefania González FrancoUD613 January 20231Win1–0 Liliana Marisela Borquez46 August 2022
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