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Laura Fuertes

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Laura Fuertes
Born
Laura Fuertes Fernández

(1999-04-29) 29 April 1999 (age 25)
Gijon, Asturias, Spain
Nationality Spain
Statistics
Weight classLight flyweight
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
StanceOrthodox
Medal record
Boxing
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Istanbul Light flyweight
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Light flyweight
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran Light flyweight

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]

She won a bronze medal in the light flyweight division at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[8]

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fuertes and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

References

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  1. ^ "Laura Fuertes". L'Equipe (in French). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Laura Fuertes, first Asturian in a European". El Comercio (in Spanish). 4 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  3. ^ Carrera, Alvaro (15 November 2018). "Laura Fuertes, the debutant of whom they have taken note". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Laura Fuertes, the Spanish promise of women's boxing: "There are many prejudices"". El Español (in Spanish). 16 December 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  5. ^ Piedrabuena, Celles (16 May 2022). "Historical! Laura Fuertes secures the medal in the Boxing World Cup". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  6. ^ a b "IBA Women's World Boxing Championships 2022" (PDF). IBA World Boxing Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Boxing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
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