Canadian boxer Scarlett Delgado punches her way to Round of 8 at Olympic qualifier

Canadian boxer Scarlett Delgado advanced at a last-ditch Olympic qualifier Tuesday, earning a 5-0 decision over Kenya’s Amina Faki in round-of-16 action in the women’s 54-kilogram class.

The 28-year-old bantamweight from Brampton, Ont., meets Enkhjargal Munguntsetseg on Wednesday in a round-of-eight bout at Haumark Stadium. The 25-year-old Mongolian was a bronze medallist at the 2023 IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships.

Competitors need to crack the top four in Bangkok to punch their ticket to Paris. That measuring stick can change, however, given host France is guaranteed a maximum of six quota places (three for women and three for men) so a country can claim a spot in a weight class even if it doesn’t qualify a fighter.

There will be no title bouts at the Bangkok event, with action in each weight class coming to a halt when the final Olympic berths are determined.

Also Wednesday, Canadian Terris Smith takes on Britain’s Amy Boardhurst in a round-of-eight bout in the women’s 60-kilogram division. Montreal’s Sara Kali meets 37-year-old Cuban Yakelin Estornel in a round-of-16 bout in the women’s 66-kilogram class and Doni Foreman of Brampton, Ont., fights Spain’s Ayoub El Aissaoui in a round-of-16 bout in the men’s 92-plus kilogram division.

Earlier Tuesday, Canadian Junior Petanqui lost a 4-1 decision to Armenia’s Gurgen Madoyan in a round-of-16 bout in the men’s 71-kilogram division. The 25-year-old from Montreal opened with a 5-0 decision Sunday over Shain Boniface from the Seychelles.