Rafael Lozano (boxer, born 1970)

Rafael Lozano
Personal information
Full name	Rafael Lozano Muñoz
Nickname	Balita
Nationality	Spain
Born	24 January 1970 (age 55); Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
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
Medal record
Olympic Games
European Championships
Mediterranean Games

Rafael Lozano Muñoz (born 25 January 1970 in Córdoba, Andalusia) is a former boxer from Spain.^[1]

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).

1992 – Participated in the Summer Olympics (light flyweight)^[1]
- 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^[1]
- 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^[1]
- Defeated Danilo Lerio (Philippines) points
- Defeated Suleiman Bilali (Kenya) points
- Defeated Kim Un-Chol (North Korea) points
- Lost to Brahim Asloum (France) points

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rafael Lozano". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.