For just the second time in Olympic history, Australia will take home two medals in boxing.

Both Charlie Senior and team captain Caitlin Parker have qualified for the semi final, which in Olympic boxing, assures them of a medal.

Here’s everything you need to know about Charlie Senior:

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Who is Charlie Senior?

Senior is a 22-year-old who competes in the men’s 57kg division.

Born in Bradford in the north of England, Senior’s family moved to Perth when he was two.

Senior competed in the 2022 Commonwealth Games but was defeated in the round of 16.

Last year, he took home the gold medal in his division at the Pacific Games, booking his spot on the Olympic team for Paris.

Charlie Senior’s results and schedule at Paris Olympics

In the round of 16, Senior defeated Belarus’ Vasile Usturoi 4-1.

He then faced Filipino Carlo Paalam, who collected the silver medal in Tokyo.

After losing the first round on three judges’ cards, Senior fought back strongly, eventually doing just enough to get the 3-2 decision.

That win made Senior the target of some upset Filipino fans on social media, disappointed at seeing their final remaining male bundled out of the Games.

Up next, he’ll face gold medal favourite Abdumalik Khalokov of Uzbekistan.

Why are two bronze medals awarded in boxing at the Olympics?

Between 1904, when boxing was first introduced to the Olympics, and 1948 there was a bronze medal match at the Olympics for the two losing semi-finalists in accordance with amateur boxing rules at the time. 

It wasn’t until 1950 that the International Boxing Association (AIBA) decided to change the rule. 

Initially it was a scheduling issue, with too short of a turn around time between the semis and third-place fight. 

Having a bronze medal fight before the gold match match also meant the two losing boxers didn’t have enough time to recover. 

Since then, the rule has remained in place due to safety concerns around defeated fighters. 

Although the bronze medal fight was scrapped for the 1954 Olympics, it wasn’t until 1970 that the two beaten semi-finalists each received a bronze medal. 

Between 1954 and 1970, both losing semi-finalists were awarded an Olympic diploma. 

The 1972 Olympics in Munich became the first games to award two bronze medals – a tradition that still exists today. 

The two losing semi-finalists in every division between 1954 and 1968 were all awarded bronze medals at a ceremony in 1970. 

How many Australians have won boxing medals at the Olympics? 

Six Australian boxers have won medals at the Olympics, with Senior and Parker set to become the seventh and eighth. 

Reginald “Snowy” Baker was beaten by Great Britain’s John Douglas in the final in London in 1908, collecting one of two silver medals in the country’s history.

Welterweight Kevin Hogarth was awarded bronze at the 1956 Games in Melbourne, with bantamweight Oliver Taylor and light heavyweight Anthony Madigan joining in 1960 in Rome. 

Madigan was beaten in his semi final by Cassius Clay, who would change his name to Muhammad Ali three years later. 

Grahame “Spike” Cheney is the only other silver medal winner to date, picking it up after losing to Vyacheslav Yanovski of the Soviet Union in the final in Seoul in 1988.

In Tokyo, Harry Garside broke a 33-year boxing medal drought when he lost in the semi finals to eventual gold medal winner Andy Cruz of Cuba.

Australia is yet to win a boxing gold medal at the Olympics.

How to watch the Olympic boxing in Australia on TV

The Nine Network has the full broadcast rights in Australia for the upcoming Olympic Games.

Events are set to be shown on free-to-air television via Channel 9 and 9Gem, with both channels to provide 24-hour hosted coverage. 

This includes the opening and closing ceremonies of the games on 26th July and 11th August respectively.

How to live stream the Olympic boxing in Australia

There are two streaming options for the Olympics, with 9Now available to all Australians for free and providing round the clock coverage of every event at the games, having a channel dedicated to each sport.

Users simply need to create an account using their email, and no financial information is required.

Stan Sport is also providing wall-to-wall coverage of the Olympics in Paris, streaming all events in 4K, whilst also having two daily shows.

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All of the events will be able to be streamed live and on-demand.