Young boxer from Leader to compete in Montreal

By Joan Janzen

“Big announcement for our girl Abi!” Isabelle Blohm announced. Last month, her daughter, Abigaelle Blohm, from the Sandhills Boxing Club in Leader, received an invitation from Boxing Canada to attend the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) identification camp in Montreal. Abi will be accompanied by her mom (who is also her coach) at the January 21 to 26 camp.

Sixteen-year-old Abigaelle Blohm from Leader received an invitation from Boxing Canada to attend the Youth Olympic Games identification camp in Montreal at the end of this month. If she is picked at this camp, she will compete in Thailand in March. SUBMITTED PHOTO

“I chose boxing as my sport because I grew up doing it and enjoy it,” the young boxer explained. Now both she and her mom are thrilled about this new opportunity!

“If she is picked at this camp, she has a chance to go fight in Thailand in March for the qualifier!” Isabelle said. YOG identification camps in Montreal happen for specific sports, like boxing.

“I will be finding out if I made the national team to go to Thailand after the training camp, depending on how good I did,” Abi explained. The World Boxing Futures Cup in Bangkok, Thailand, will be held in March 2026 for athletes born in 2008–2009, and this sixteen-year-old boxer from Leader meets that criteria.

“I had so much genuine excitement to be able to have this opportunity!” Abi said after receiving the invitation from Boxing Canada. It’s a well-deserved opportunity for the young boxer who spends an average of ten hours each week training.

Good luck, Abi! You make Saskatchewan proud!