sports
diciembre 26, 2025
De Soplaviento al mundo: Carlos Utria, el nuevo campeón mundial que enaltece al boxeo colombiano
Con apenas 22 años, el nombre de Carlos Alfonso Utria ya quedó inscrito en la historia grande del deporte colombiano. El joven boxeador bolivarense al...
TL;DR
- Carlos Alfonso Utria, aged 22, has won the World Boxing Council (WBC) Grand Prix.
- Utria had an undefeated record leading into the tournament, with nine consecutive knockouts.
- He defeated Mujibillo Tursukov of Uzbekistan in the final by unanimous decision.
- Utria won the championship in the 140-pound (super lightweight) division.
- His victory draws parallels to the legendary Colombian boxer Antonio Cervantes Reyes, "Kid Pambelé."
- Utria received a prize of $100,000 USD (approximately 400 million Colombian pesos).