Laura Fuertes Fernández[a] (born 29 April 1999)[1] is a Spanish boxer.[2][3][4][5] She competed at the 2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships, winning the bronze medal in the light flyweight division.[6] She was the first Spanish boxer to win a World Championships medal.[6][7]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Spain |
| Born | Laura Fuertes Fernández 29 April 1999 |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Boxing career | |
| Weight class | Light flyweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
She won a bronze medal in the light flyweight division at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[8]
Notes
edit- ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fuertes and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
References
edit- ↑ "Laura Fuertes". L'Equipe (in French). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ↑ "Laura Fuertes, first Asturian in a European". El Comercio (in Spanish). 4 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ↑ Carrera, Alvaro (15 November 2018). "Laura Fuertes, the debutant of whom they have taken note". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ↑ "Laura Fuertes, the Spanish promise of women's boxing: "There are many prejudices"". El Español (in Spanish). 16 December 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ↑ Piedrabuena, Celles (16 May 2022). "Historical! Laura Fuertes secures the medal in the Boxing World Cup". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- 1 2 "IBA Women's World Boxing Championships 2022" (PDF). IBA World Boxing Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ↑ "Laura Fuertes, history of Spanish women's boxing: first medal achieved in a World Cup". El Español (in Spanish). 18 May 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ↑ "Boxing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Laura Fuertes from BoxRec (registration required)
- Laura Fuertes Fernandez at Olympics.com
- Laura Fuertes Fernandez at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Laura Fuertes Fernández at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish) (archived)
- Laura Fuertes – COE – Paris 2024 (in Spanish)
- Laura Fuertes on Instagram
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