Lozano earned at least one historic bronze at the Young World Boxing Championship

Rafael Lozano Serrano (-48 kg) He was confident of his chances in the days leading up to their quarterfinal bout in World Boxing Championships Youth Categorywhich is held La Nucia (Alicante). He had to face a new rival in Asia, as in his debut, in this case the Thai Ttitiwat Phlongauraiwho defeated one of the favorites in the previous round, the Uzbek Miralijon Mavlonov.

The beginning of the match made it clear that the mission would be very difficult, but at 18 years old, Cordovan already has a lot of experience and knows how to deal with situations. Phlongaurai began to show good speed and threw right to the body, so Lozano soon began to turn and take him with both hands, allowing him to win the first round. In the 2nd, the Asian increased in intensity, but those three minutes passed the same and the partial result was the same.

Having almost won the fight, Lozano knew how to cool down in the final round, where he had almost no problems. The job is done and all that remains is to wait for the verdict, which favors the Spanish on all scores. Rafael Lozano, then, gave Spanish boxing the first medal in the history of World Championships of the youth category. Ambitious, the Andalusian phenomenon is not satisfied with what has been achieved: “We have achieved the minimum goal, now I will look to be the person who wins the tournament.”

Regarding the match, Rafael Lozano acknowledged that the victory was not easy. “I’m a fast fighter, with good body punches and I can’t get my counters stuck. However, I got further and in the third, with an advantage, I thought it was not worth taking risks and I let the time pass”.

Julia Villegas fell in the quarterfinals

This Sunday they had an appointment in the round of 16 three Spaniards. The first to jump into the ring, in the morning session, was Julia Villegas (-57 kg), to deal with English Emily Whitworth, current European champion. Villegas, from the first moment, attacked, although in the first round it was his opponent who came with the clearest hands, scoring five cards. Also in the second, despite the pride of the Spanish, the English is more accurate; however, to the surprise of Whitworth, Julia Villegas did not give up and relentlessly attacked in the end, defeating the continental monarch. It wasn’t enough to win, but those three minutes were spectacular and the loser was given a long standing ovation.

In the afternoon session, the surprising thing David Rosalen (-75 kg), he saw faces with the Greek Christ Christ, person with great physical power. The Spaniard began to move around the ring, trying to connect his hands, but in the second minute of the first round he slowed down and experienced the precise attacks of his opponent. From then on, Karaitis dominated the match, including the final round, where Rosalén played all for all.

Defeat of Daniela Irina Llorente

The other Spanish participants in the quarterfinals, Daniela Irina Llorente (-70 kg)is measured in a complicated commitment to the European runner-up, the Irish laura moran. the athlete of Ugena (Toledo), still in his first year in the category, the confrontation began very concentrated, coming to his left and keeping his rival at a certain distance. However, Moran began to press more and, with it, reached the face of the Spaniard with straight hands, triggering two accounts in the protection that meant the end of the adventure of our representative.

This Tuesday will see the second day of the quarterfinals, which will be preceded by the day of the semifinals on Wednesday, where Raphael Lozano will face the Filipino Ronel Suyomwith a place in the grand final at stake.