Gabrielė Stonkutė Explained

Gabrielė Stonkutė (born 18 April 2001) is a Lithuanian female boxer and 2022 IBA light heavyweight world champion.

Biography

Stonkūtė was awarded with the Lithuanian Female Boxer of the Year 2021 award.^[1]

At the 2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships Stonkutė competed in the light heavyweight division.^[2] In the quarterfinals Stonkutė defeated Kazakh boxer Gulsaya Yerzhan to secure Lithuania's first-ever medal at the world championships,^[3] then defeated Polish boxer Oliwia Toborek in the final by 5-0 unanimous decision to become the first Lithuanian world champion in Olympic-style boxing.

Notes and References

1. https://www.sportas.lt/naujiena/447080/geriausiais-lietuvos-boksininkais-isrinkti-europos-vicecempione-g-stonkute-ir-e-skurdelis Geriausiais Lietuvos boksininkais išrinkti Europos vicečempionė G.Stonkutė ir E.Skurdelis
2. https://www.iba.sport/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/C75WW81.pdf 2022 World Championships results
3. https://www.delfi.lt/sportas/kitos-sporto-sakos/istorine-pergale-boksininke-stonkute-uzsitikrino-pasaulio-cempionato-medali.d?id=90235213 Istorinė pergalė – boksininkė Stonkutė užsitikrino pasaulio čempionato medalį