Dominica: Boxer Daniel Ali Shillingford to Compete at Panamerican Championships in Mexico

Dominica: National boxer Daniel Ali Shillingford and veteran coach Mc Neil Jules are all set to represent Dominica at the inaugural Panamerican Elite Continental Championships being conducted from 17 October to 25 October 2026 at Puebla, Mexico.

Categorised into the Men’s 80kg boxing division, Shillingford will face the Caribbean’s top boxing champions. With the guidance of experienced coach Mc Neil Jules, the national boxing champion is expected to organize a show of his skills, determination , dedication and expertise on the global continental stage.

The Dominica Olympic Committee is proudly supporting the national level champion boxer- Daniel Ali Shillingford and is actively looking further on how to improve the support system for athletes, their training processes, supplements, medical services along with the required support staff including their diet and nutritional values, to ensure good health for the athletes.

From the perspective of Dominica Olympic Committee, national boxing champion Daniel Ali Shillingford and veteran coach Mc Neil Jules, this isn’t just an inaugural continental championship, this championship is the first opportunity for Dominica to showcase its boxing talent to the world on an international stage and also this championship also acts as a gateway for first boxing qualification opportunity for Lima 2027 Pan American games. Hence, the stakes are very high in this championship for the Dominica Olympic Committee.

In order to qualify for the Lima 2027 Panamerican games, there are 56 direct qualification slots for multiple sports varying among all the different types of Olympic categories. For a direct qualification and entry into the boxing category, a player needs to finish as a medalist either the champion, runner-up or one of the two third place finishers which means that the players need to ensure they are winning a medal either Gold, Silver or Bronze in addition to their ticket for the 2027 games, in the current 2026 inaugural Panamerican Continental championships.