Wyatt Sanford, the primary Canadian boxer to medal on the Olympics since 1996, has signed a promotional take care of Eye of the Tiger Administration.
The 26-year-old southpaw from Kennetcook, Nova Scotia made it to the semifinals of the 2024 Olympics earlier than dropping a razor-thin 4-1 choice to Frenchman Sofiane Oumiha. Sanford certified for the Paris Video games by incomes gold on the 2023 Pan American Video games in Santiago, Chile.
The 2024 success was an enchancment from his marketing campaign on the Tokyo Video games three years prior, when he was eradicated within the opening spherical of the 69kg competitors. Sanford had been ranked no. 1 at his weight in Canada since 2017, and in addition earned silver on the 2023 Continental Championships in Cali, Colombia and bronze on the 2022 Commonwealth Video games in Birmingham, England.
Now as a professional, Sanford brings home taste to a Montreal-based group that’s wealthy in worldwide expertise, together with world-rated contenders Christian Mbilli, Osleys Iglesias and Albert Ramirez.
“By selecting [Eye of the Tiger], I selected a company that really cares about its athletes’ well-being and can at all times have my finest pursuits at coronary heart. That’s not one thing you discover in every single place in boxing, so for me, it was important. I’m even happier as a result of this permits me to remain house and battle in entrance of my very own folks,” stated Sanford in a press launch.
“Despite the fact that Wyatt Sanford is a neighborhood athlete, it’s essential to acknowledge that along with his worldwide outcomes and spectacular type, he might have signed with any promoter. His choice to hitch EOTTM provides much more depth to our roster and reinforces our dedication to competing with the world’s prime promoters on the worldwide stage,” added Camille Estephan, President of Eye of the Tiger.
Coach Vincent Auclair says that, whereas Sanford has been profitable within the newbie ranks, his best success could come within the professionals.
“Wyatt has at all times been a bodily boxer with nice punching energy and wonderful distance management. In three-round fights, his finest moments typically come within the second and third rounds, which supplies us an concept of what he can obtain within the skilled ranks,” stated Auclair.
“We’re past proud to have signed the primary Canadian Olympic boxing medalist in over 28 years,” provides Marc Ramsay, Eye of the Tiger’s Director of Recruitment. “Not solely is Wyatt Sanford a recruit with immense potential, however he’s additionally a neighborhood boxer who developed fully inside Canada’s newbie boxing system.”
The date for Sanford’s skilled debut will likely be introduced within the coming weeks, states the press launch.
