Rafa Lozano Jr was left without a medal after a controversial match

Tears of Rafa Lozano Jr. in the fight to qualify him for the Olympic boxing semifinals in the 51 kilo category. He lost on points (3-2) but confirmed a bright future: he does not lack talent or genetics. Rafa, as if wanting to emulate his father, left his first participation in the Olympics with an Olympic diploma, the same result of his father, coach Rafa Lozano, at the Barcelona ’92 Olympics.

He faced Junior Alcantara20 years old, champion of Panamerican Games, from the Caribbean school, a complex left-hander. Two lefties with different physiognomy, longer arms for the Dominican, who played on two levels: in the ring and gesturing for the judges.

From the first stages of the fight, Alcantara set a higher pace, finding the center of the ring and making blows that were more plastic than effective but gave the impression of dominance. The first round closed with a slight advantage for the Spanish rival (3-2).

The dynamic continued over the next two rounds, although Rafita was able to be more aggressive in the third. But it wasn’t enough to change the judges’ minds.

The 19-year-old boxer was born in Córdoba on September 27, 2004. His father, the coach, is ‘Balita’, who is a double Olympic medalist in Atlanta 1996 (bronze) and Sydney 2000) You can continue working with him. He will kiss her forehead again and only hope that the tears of disappointment will be changed to tears of joy at the next Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The Spanish boxer appeared in these Olympics with three medals, two bronzes in the amateur boxing championship in 2024 and in the 2020 World Junior Championship and a gold in the 2021 European Junior Championship.