Boxing

Morelle McCane

Olympian 2024

Morelle McCane

Athlete Bio#

Morelle McCane flexing and smiling

Age

30

Hometown

Cleveland, OH

Personal
  • Started boxing at age 17 during her senior year of high school
  • Finds motivation through her family, especially her mother and her nieces and nephews, who have started to follow in her footsteps
  • Qualified for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 by securing a silver medal at the Pan American Games Santiago 2023
  • Is the first women's boxer from Cleveland, Ohio, to qualify for an Olympic Games
  • Hobbies include eating tacos, watching the Lion King, watching the Cleveland Cavaliers and listening to Drake
  • Favorite boxer is Muhammad Ali
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2022 – 9th (70kg - Women)
  • Years of participation: 70kg - Women 2022
  • Top finish: 9th – 2022 (70kg - Women)
Olympic Experience
  • 1-time Olympian;
    • Olympic Games Paris 2024, 9th (66kg - Women)
When people see me fight, I don’t want them to say I fight like a dude. I want them to say, 'Oh my God, that girl can fight!'
Morelle McCane

Photos of Morelle McCane#

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Morelle McCane: Bringing women’s boxing to the forefront of Cleveland’s history

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