The Goderich Signal-Star, 2009-06-10, Page 33Hunter boxing with Team Canada
after opponent banned for doping
Gerard Cremes
signal -star staff
Goderich's Allison Hunter has
seen her share of ups and downs in
the boxing ring, but perseverence
paid off for the newly -minted Ca-
nadian champion and member of
the national team.
On her way to the top, Hunter
lost two important matches against
fighter Amanda Galle, one in
January at the Canadian Boxing
Championships in Trois Rivieres,
Quebec, and one at the Final Team
Selection in Alberta one month
later.
In early May, the Canadian Cen-
tre for Ethics in Sport announced
Galle .was guilty of an anti -doping
violation, barring her from the ring
for two years. Because the dop-
ing test was from January 24, the
rematch technically should never
have taken place, as Galle tested
positive for Nandrolone.
That decision gave Hunter a one-
way ticket to the top, and a spot
on the Canadian national boxing
team.
"Basically it was a box -off for a
final selection," she said. "Whoev-
er wins that is a team member for
Team Canada,'
Getting to the Canadian team,
Hunter said, means she is going to
see a lot more of the world with her
sport.
"I'M excited to get to go compete
internationally," she said. "See how
I fare against the rest of the world...
that sort of thing."
Now that she is representing
Canada, her fight card is filling up.
Allison Hunter will be headect to
member of Canada's boxing team.
Hunter will be off to Russia on her
first international trip with Team
Canada next month before• heading
to Hungary for another fling in the
ring. She said for her, this is a first.
- "I've only really travelled in
North America,"she .said. "The
first stamp on my passport will be
St. Petersburg, Russia."
Hunter's record is 84 fights with
27 losses. She had her first fight in
2000, though she said she started
boxing recreationally years before.
She said while she has come a
long way, there is always room for
development.
"Even after years you don't
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