Richarno Colin

Richarno Colin

Personal information
Born	(1987-07-17) July 17, 1987 (age 37) Vacoas, Mauritius
Medal record Men's Boxing Representing  Mauritius Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Light welterweight 2010 Delhi Light welterweight African Championships 2015 Casablanca Light welterweight All-Africa Games 2011 Maputo Light welterweight

XIX Commonwealth Games-2010 Delhi Winners of Light Welter Weight (64 kg) Boxing Event: Richarno Colin (Bronze), last on right

Louis Richarno Colin (born 17 July 1987 in Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius^[1]) is a Mauritian boxer best known to be All Africa champ 2011.^{[citation needed]}

He qualified for the 2008 Olympics at junior welterweight at the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament. At Beijing he upset Myke Carvalho but was defeated by Gennady Kovalev from Russia in the round of 16.(Results)

He has competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games under the name of Louis Colin. In the opening ceremony, he was the flag carrier for Mauritius. He won bronze in the Light Welterweight category in Boxing.

At the 2012 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament, he also qualified for the 2012 London Olympics. At London, he beat Abdelhak Aatakni in the first round before losing to Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene in the second round.^[1]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's lightweight event.^[2]

Commonwealth results

2010 (as Light Welterweight) (as Louis Colin)

• Defeated Chris Jenkins (Wales) 7–0
• Defeated Luke Woods (Australia) 8–3
• Defeated Philip Bowes (Jamaica) 6–0
• Lost to Bradley Saunders (England) 7–10

References

1. "Richarno Colin Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
2. "Boxing COLIN Louis Richarno". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

External links

• Richarno Colin at Olympedia
• Richarno Colin at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Richarno Colin at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Richarno Colin at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
• Richarno Colin at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
• Qualifier
• Richarno Colin's profile at ESPN Sports
• 2010 Commonwealth Games Bio

Olympic Games
Preceded by Kate Foo Kune	Flag bearer for  Mauritius Tokyo 2020 with Roilya Ranaivosoa	Succeeded by Aurelie Halbwachs Jean Gaël Laurent L'Entete