Costa Rica Sports News – David Rodriguez made history today as he become the first Costa Rican boxer to win a medal at a World Boxing Championships at Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sport in Almaty.
He was up against Algerian World Series of Boxing (WSB) boxer Mohamed Flissi at light flyweight as the semi-finals of the World boxing Championships got underway.
Flissi has looked great in this tournament so far and continued to impress today as he really took the fight to his opponent.Rodriguez found it hard to find his range in the first round and, despite landing a couple of great shots towards the end, found himself struggling to keep pace with Flissi.This trend continued throughout the bout and it was Flissi who eventually progressed to the final of the competition.The Costa Rican will not be too disheartened by the result and will go back to his country with his head held high and his country’s first ever World Championship medal – a bronze – hanging proudly around his neck.
By Paul Osborne, insidethegames.biz
