The bell rang and the fight began with caution, INGRI She calculated the space to attack, analyzed and tried with some blows to understand the best way to overcome her rival. Although the Colombian landed several blows and was more consistent, the judges declared the Asian winner of the round by split decision (3 – 2).
The second round had ups and downs for the Colombian, although she constantly proposed and sought out her rival, the the commandment of Nazym She was evasive, counterattacked and countered INGRI every time he tried to make several hits in a row. The judges ruled in favor of I’m fine the second round with four votes in favor and one against.
With one more round, Valencia She came out with the attitude of turning the situation around. The outcome was similar to the previous round, the Colombian proposed, but her rival countered her and won the round after the 4 – 1 and with the fight with the same number of votes from the judges.
“It’s sad, nobody wants to lose, but we also have to prepare for that. I’ve been like this for many years, I lose, win, lose, win, and I learned to be resilient and losses have always been a lesson for me, so this was one more; not for sport, but for life. I think this teaches my teammates that they must keep working until their hand is raised and our anthem is played,” said the Colombian boxer after finishing her third Olympic participation.
In this way, Colombian boxing closed its participation in Paris 2024 with three Olympic Diplomas proceeds from the shares of Angie Valdes, Yeni Arias and the most recent of Ingrid Valencia.