Alexis Pritchard (born 24 September 1983) is a South-African born

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boxer. On 5 August 2012 she became the first New Zealand woman to win an Olympic bout when she beat

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's Rim Jouini in the Round of 16. She moved to New Zealand at the age of 14 and originally took up boxing in 2003 to get fit. Pritchard retired whilst still the New Zealand champion but after failing to qualify for the Rio Olympics. She was a batonbearer for the

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when the baton came to

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in March 2022.

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* * * * 1983 births Living people New Zealand women boxers Lightweight boxers Olympic boxers for New Zealand Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Boxers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games South African emigrants to New Zealand Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games {{NewZealand-boxing-bio-stub