Odel Kamara
English boxer (born 2003)
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Odel Kamara (born 22 December 2003) is an English amateur boxer. He won a bronze medal in the 70 kg division at the 2025 World Boxing Championships.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 December 2003[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Weight class | Light-middleweight |
| Club | Salisbury ABC |
Medal record | |
Career
Kamara won the 71 kg category at the 2024 World Boxing Cup finals in Sheffield, defeating Japan's Sewon Okazawa by unanimous decision in the final.[2][3]
He was chosen to represent England in the 70 kg division at the 2025 World Boxing Championships in his hometown of Liverpool.[4][5] In his opening bout, Kamara forced his opponent, Shpetim Bajoku from Kosovo, to take three standing eight counts before winning via unanimous decision.[6][7] Next he knocked Canada's Kuwardeep Manu to the canvas just three seconds into the first round of their round-of-16 contest and went on to claim a unanimous decision victory.[8][9] Kamara defeated Otgonbaataryn Byamba-Erdene of Mongolia, again via unanimous decision, in the quarter-finals.[10][11] He lost to Kazakhstan's Torekhan Sabyrkhan via 4:1 split decision in the semi-finals and was therefore awarded a bronze medal.[12][13]
Personal life
Kamara's brother Kaedyn is a professional footballer.[2] He is studying biomedical engineering at the University of Bolton.[2] Kamara supports Liverpool F.C.[14]