Yeni Arias (54kg) she stood up to Huang Hsiao-wen (Chinese Taipei), a much taller boxer, with attitude and, despite trying in every way, ended up losing the match for the final of her category at the Women’s World Boxing Championships. The decision was unanimous. 5-0.Arias took the first silver for Colombia in this edition.
Two silvers for Colombia in this edition
In the second round, Angie Valdez from Barranquilla lost to the Brazilian Beatriz Ferreira, by unanimous decision, in the 60 kilogram category. This is how they confirmed two silver medals for the country in this edition.
Colombia sent nine boxers to India, where nearly 400 boxers from 74 countries registered, figures that exceed those of the 2022 Istanbul World Cups.
Until this edition, Colombia had only won two medals -both silver- in the women’s boxing world championships, led by Jessica Paila Caicedo, in India 2018, and Valencia, last year in Istanbul. Colombia has only had one amateur world champion: Miguel María ‘Máscara’ Maturana from Cartagena, who won the title on November 18, 1981 at the World Cups in Montreal (Canada).
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