Jordy Vadamootoo

Jean Jordy Vadamootoo (born 23 May 1995), known as Jordy Vadamootoo, is a Mauritian amateur boxer who won a bantamweight gold medal at the 2017 African Championships and competed at the 2017 World Championships.

Jordy Vadamootoo
Born	Jean Jordy Vadamootoo (1995-05-23) 23 May 1995 (age 28) Quatre Bornes, Mauritius
Nationality	Mauritian
Statistics
Weight(s)	Bantamweight Lightweight Light-welterweight
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  Mauritius African Championships 2017 Brazzaville Bantamweight Indian Ocean Games 2015 Saint-Pierre Bantamweight

He was also one of three members of the Mauritian delegation to win a boxing gold medal at the 2015 Indian Ocean Island Games, along with Merven Clair and Richarno Colin.^[1]

Amateur career

Hailing from the town of Quatre Bornes and inspired by local boxer Yanish Hurpersand, Vadamootoo joined the Nelson Mandela Boxing Club at the age of 17 to "become like him and have the chance to compete abroad."^[2] Following two medals at the youth national championships, Vadamootoo competed in his first senior national championships in 2014, fighting at flyweight. In his semi-final bout against Olivier Laverdure, Vadamootoo was originally declared the winner before the decision was overturned due to an apparent judge's error.^[3] His trainer, Sébastien Beeharry, verbally attacked the president of the referees commission and the AIBA competition supervisor in protest.^[3] Nevertheless, his performance led to a call-up to the national team.^[4]

After moving up a weight class to bantamweight, his first international competition was the 2015 Indian Ocean Island Games in Réunion.^[4] He eliminated the local favorite, Jordan Rodriguez, before defeating Sitrakiniazina Rakotamanga of Madagascar by way of unanimous decision (UD) for the surprise gold medal.^[4] A few weeks later, he suffered a first-round exit from the 2015 African Championships at the hands of eventual silver medallist Bilel Mhamdi.^[5] In 2016, he was not selected to compete at the African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Cameroon,^[6] but did become national champion for the first time.^[7] Vadamootoo won four straight fights at the 2017 African Championships in Brazzaville to take home the gold medal, becoming the first African bantamweight champion from Mauritius since Bruno Julie ten years before.^[2][8] He went on to make an appearance at the 2017 World Championships in Hamburg, losing to Mykola Butsenko in the first round.^[9] After a stint at lightweight, he made his return to bantamweight in time for the 2018 Commonwealth Games,^[10] where he lost his first bout by narrow decision to Moroke Mokhotho.^[11]

In June 2018 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to suddenly suspend the Mauritius Olympic Committee scholarship grants given to Vadamootoo and one other boxer due to a dispute with AIBA.^[12] Later that month he competed at the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament in Bangkok, making his debut at light-welterweight.^[12] He was the only member of his delegation to move past the first round, beating Dorji Wangdi of Bhutan before losing to the tournament's number one seed Dinindu Saparamadu.^[13] However, facing financial difficulties and an overall disillusionment with the boxing bureaucracy, he stepped away from the Mauritius Boxing Association (AMB). He was forced to give up full-time training and work as a mechanic, effectively ending his hopes of repeating as champion at the 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games.^[14] After a few months of inactivity, the AMB approved his return in early 2019.^[15]

Amateur results

2012 Youth National Championship in Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius (light-bantamweight)^[16] Lost to Donovan Gérie PTS   2013 Youth National Championship in Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius (light-bantamweight)^[17] Lost to David Rolfo 2–3   2014 National Championships in Vacoas-Phoenix/Curepipe, Mauritius (flyweight)^[18] Defeated James Marie TKO2 Lost to Olivier Laverdure PTS   2015 National Championships in Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius (bantamweight)^[19]   2015 Indian Ocean Island Games in Saint-Pierre, Réunion (bantamweight)^[20] Defeated Jordan Rodriguez (Réunion) PTS Defeated Sitrakiniazina Rakotamanga (Madagascar) 3–0   2015 African Championships in Casablanca, Morocco (bantamweight)^[21] Lost to Bilel Mhamdi (Tunisia) 0–3 2016 National Championships in Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius (bantamweight)^[7]   2017 National Championships in Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius (lightweight)^[22] Lost to Jean John Colin PTS

2017 African Championships in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo (bantamweight)^[23] Defeated Mzwabantu Mbhexeshi (South Africa) 3–2 Defeated Martin Oduor (Kenya) 5–0 Defeated Gerson Rocha (Cape Verde) 5–0 Defeated Geoffrey Kakeeto (Uganda) 5–0   2017 World Championships in Hamburg, Germany (bantamweight)^[24] Lost to Mykola Butsenko (Ukraine) 0–5 2018 Strandja Memorial in Sofia, Bulgaria (lightweight)^[25] Lost to Wu Yufeng (China) 0–5 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia (bantamweight)^[26] Lost to Moroke Mokhotho (Lesotho) 2–3 2018 Thailand Open International Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand (light-welterweight)^[27] Defeated Dorji Wangdi (Bhutan) 5–0 Lost to Dinindu Saparamadu (Sri Lanka) 0–5 2019 National Championships in Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius (light-welterweight)^[28] Defeated Prosper Lindsay TKO2 Defeated Adele Mootean 3–2 Lost to Richarno Colin 0–5

Personal life

Vadamootoo worked at a motorcycle workshop in Belle Rose, and considers riding motorcycles another passion of his apart from boxing.^[29]

References

1. "Boxe – Clair, Colin et Vadamootoo: le trio en or". L'Express (in French). 8 August 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
2. Hoybun, Qadeer (6 July 2017). "Boxe: Jordy Vadamootoo le digne successeur de Bruno Julie". 5 Plus Dimanche (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2020.
3. "Boxe: Championnats nationaux élites, quand le non-respect des règlements nuit". Le Mauricien (in French). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
4. "Boxe (Vadamootoo, Colin et Clair): Le trio gagnant". Le Mauricien (in French). 8 August 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
5. "Championnats d'Afrique seniors - Les Tunisiens Bilel Mhamdi (56kg) et Ahmed Mejri (60kg) en quarts de finale". Tunis Afrique Presse (in French). AllAfrica. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
6. Hoybun, Qadeer (3 March 2016). "BOXE – QUALIFICATIFS OLYMPIQUES : UN BOXEUR SUPPLÉMENTAIRE EN AZERBAÏDJAN". 5 Plus Dimanche (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2020.
7. "Boxe – Championnats de Maurice: Les favoris au rendez-vous". Le Défi Sport (in French). 2 May 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
8. "Boxe: Jordy Vadamootoo, roi d'Afrique". L'Express (in French). 25 June 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
9. "Mondiaux de Boxe: éliminé au premier tour Jordy Vadamootoo déterminé à rebondir". L'Express (in French). 27 August 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
10. Esmyot, Patrice (3 March 2018). "Boxe - Jeux du Commonwealth : sept boxeurs et des mutations". Le Défi Sport (in French). Retrieved 11 October 2020.
11. "Jeux du Commonwealth: Nouveau record national pour Bradley Vincent". MBC (in French). 7 April 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
12. "Boxe: les bourses de John Colin et Jordy Vadamootoo suspendues". L'Express (in French). 23 June 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
13. Esmyot, Patrice (4 July 2018). "Boxe – Tournoi international en Thaïlande : les Mauriciens ne font pas long feu". Le Défi Sport (in French). Retrieved 11 October 2020.
14. Pénélope-Lebrasse, Jennifer (19 October 2018). "Faute de moyens, le champion Jordy Vadamootoo renonce aux JIOI". L'Express (in French). Retrieved 11 October 2020.
15. "Boxe: Jordy Vadamootoo retrouve le chemin de l'entraînement". Le Mauricien (in French). 3 February 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
16. "Mauritian Youth & Women National Championships Results". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
17. "Mauritian Youth National Championships Results". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
18. "Mauritian National Championships Results". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
19. "BOXE—CHAMPIONNATS D'AFRIQUE ELITE—JORDY VADAMOOTOO: " Le titre m'intéresse "". Le Mauricien. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
20. "9.Indian Ocean Islands Games Results". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
21. "18.African Championships Results". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
22. "Mauritian National Championships Results". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
23. "19.African Championships Results". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
24. "19.World Championships Results". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
25. "69.Strandja Memorial Results". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
26. "21.Commonwealth Games Results". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
27. "Bangkok International Tournament Results". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
28. "Mauritian National Championships Results" (PDF). amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
29. "Hors piste avec Jordy Vadamootoo, boxeur : la mécanique du noble art". Le Mauricien (in French). 16 September 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

External links

• Boxing record for Jordy Vadamootoo from BoxRec (registration required)
• at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)