Fátima Herrera bags bronze in Guiyang 2026, LA 2028 dreams surge
Mexican star’s podium finish at the World Boxing Cup marks a critical step toward Olympic qualification and cements her status as a medal threat in Los Angeles.
Fátima Herrera won bronze at the Guiyang 2026 World Boxing Cup, a pivotal step in her Olympic qualification for Los Angeles 2028. Herrera, competing in the women’s lightweight division, defeated Poland’s Oliwia Czyż in the semifinals before falling to China’s Xu Zichun in a split decision that secured the bronze medal on October 12, 2026. The result vaulted her into the top 16 of the IBA women’s lightweight , a critical threshold for direct Olympic qualification.
