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Jennifer Lozano Secures Team USA’s Fourth Medal at World Boxing Cup: Brazil 2025
PhilBoxing.com Sun, 06 Apr 2025
United States enters final day of competition with four medals; Yoseline Perez to compete for gold on Saturday
FOZ DO IGUACU, Brazil (April 4, 2025) – Day five of the World Boxing Cup: Brazil 2025 closed for Team USA on Friday, April 4, in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil. Jennifer Lozano secured Team USA's fourth bronze medal in the second bout of the day.
Lozano went toe-to-toe in a hard-fought battle with Lucia Elen Ayari from Italy but lost in a close 32 split decision. Lozano represented Team USA in the 51 kg weight class as she competed in her first international tournament since the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Lozano secured her first international medal since the 2024 USA Boxing International Invitational.
Team USA will see one boxer in the gold medal round tomorrow as Yoseline Perez will represent the Stars and Stripes on Saturday, April 5. The Houston, Texas, native will take on Wiktoria Rogalinska from Poland in Bout No. 96. Perez won gold at the 2022 Youth World Championships and will now target her first elite international gold medal.
USA Boxing Head Coach Billy Walsh (Colorado Springs, Colo.) is leading the charge for Team USA at the World Boxing Cup. National Resident Coach Timothy Nolan (Rochester, N.Y.) and new National Junior & Youth Coach Edward Fonteneaux (Fayetteville, N.C.) are assisting Coach Walsh during the event.
Friday, April 4, Results:
51 kg: Lucia Elen Ayari, ITA defeats Jennifer Lozano, Laredo, TX/USA, 4-1
Saturday, April 5, Schedule:
54 kg: Yoseline Perez, Houston, TX/USA vs. Wiktoria Rogalinska, POL | Bout 96
About USA Boxing
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