Rafael Lozano
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Full name | Rafael Lozano Muñoz |
Nickname | Balita |
Nationality | |
Born | Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain | January 24, 1970
Height | 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) |
Children | Rafael Lozano Serrano |
Sport | |
Sport | Boxing |
Weight class | Light Flyweight |
Club | Boxing Club Córdoba |
Rafael Lozano Muñoz (born January 25, 1970, in Córdoba, Andalusia) is a former boxer from Spain.
Professional career
Known as "Balita", Lozano turned pro in 2001. In 2006, he challenged Brahim Asloum for the WBA Intercontinental Flyweight Title (lost on TKO).
Amateur career
- 1992 – Participated in the Summer Olympics (light flyweight)
- Defeated Fana Thwala (South Africa) points
- Defeated Eric Griffin (United States) points
- Lost to Rogelio Marcelo (Cuba) points
- 1996 – Bronze Medal at the European Amateur Boxing Championships (Light Flyweight) in Vejle, Denmark
- Defeated Yaşar Giritli (Turkey) points
- Defeated Peter Baláž (Slovakia) points
- Lost to Oleg Kiryukhin (Ukraine) points
- 1996 – Bronze medal at the Summer Olympics (light flyweight) in Atlanta, Georgia
- Defeated Joseph Benhard (Namibia) points
- Defeated Masibulele Makepula (South Africa) points
- Defeated Masara La Paene (Indonesia) points
- Lost to Mansueto Velasco (Philippines) points
- 2000 – Silver Medal at the Summer Olympics (light flyweight) in Sydney, Australia
- Defeated Danilo Lerio (Philippines) points
- Defeated Suleiman Bilali (Kenya) points
- Defeated Kim Un-Chol (North Korea) points
- Lost to Brahim Asloum (France) points
External links
- Boxing record for Rafael Lozano from BoxRec (registration required)
- sports-reference
Categories:
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Olympic boxers for Spain
- Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Spain
- Olympic bronze medalists for Spain
- Sportspeople from Córdoba, Spain
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Spanish male boxers
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Light-flyweight boxers
- Competitors at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spain
- Spanish boxing biography stubs
- Spanish Olympic medalist stubs