(SEPT 6) LIVERPOOL, England  – The United States closed out day three of the 2025 World Boxing Championships in Liverpool, England, with a strong showing, consisting of two victories from its women’s side. Naomi Graham successfully started her tournament in the women’s 75-kilogram bracket, while Jajaira Gonzalez defeated her opponent in the women’s 60-kilogram division. Team USA continues action at the World Boxing Championships with nine athletes still in contention for titles inside M&S Bank Arena.

Graham was dominant from start to finish in her tournament debut against Spain’s Dunia Martinez Mas and collected a unanimous decision. The USA’s 75-kilogram competitor found success early on in the bout and utilized her right hand to dole out punishment to the Spaniard. Graham was especially effective with her head movement, luring Mas into explosive attempts, which allowed her to counter with her straight right hand. Graham, a Tokyo 2020 Olympian, also landed plenty of blows to Mas’s body on the way to her 5-0 victory and advanced to the quarterfinals.

Gonzalez, a 2024 Paris Olympian, fought her way out of a hole and delivered the United States its final win of the day. Trailing 4-1 after the opening round, Gonzalez intensified her attack over the final six minutes, unleashing a flurry of punches against Slovakia’s Miroslava Jedinakova. The Glendora, California native thrives under pressure, as shown in Saturday’s fight. Needing to influence the judges after round one, Gonzalez relentlessly pressured her opponent and clinched a 4-0 victory. She now moves to the round of 16 in the 60 kg bracket.

Jennifer Lozano, Carlos Flowers, and Ramon Ordonez also represented the Stars and Stripes on day three. Despite valiant efforts, each suffered a defeat, ending their tournament runs. Lozano lost 5-0 to India’s two-time world champion and Paris 2024 Olympian Nikhat Zareen. Flowers fell 5-0 to Jordan’s Zeyad Eashash in the opening session. Ordonez was outboxed by Brazil’s Luiz Gabriel Oliveira, a 2023 Pan American Games bronze medalist and Paris 2024 Olympian.

Team USA will see four athletes in action on day four of the 2025 World Boxing Championships, two of whom will make their tournament debuts. First up for the United States is Orlando Zamora (55 kilograms), who takes on Bulgaria’s 2024 Olympic bronze medalist, Javier Ibanez Diaz, in session one. Diaz has a colorful resume for Bulgaria and is a 2023 European Games gold medalist. Zamora has momentum heading into the matchup after claiming his first international victory earlier this week.

Robby Gonzales will also step into the ring during session one for his tournament opener against Cuba’s Jorge Soto Napoles. Gonzales is a 2021 World Champion and will begin his bid for another world title in the 80-kilogram division. Earlier this year, Napoles earned a silver medal at the Cuban National Championships.

Isabella Winkler (women’s 70 kilograms) will jump into the ring during the second session and make her international debut against Türkiye’s Sema Caliskan in the second session. Caliskan is a two-time world championships bronze medalist and has earned three medals at the European Games, two silver and one bronze.

Rene Camacho will close out the day in the second session in a 65-kilogram matchup against England’s Patris Mughalzai. Camacho earned his first win of the tournament on day one with a 3-2 comeback win over Croatia. Mughalzai, a World Boxing Cup: Astana 2025 bronze medalist, makes his tournament debut after receiving a first-round bye.

Each day of the 2025 World Boxing Championships will be broadcast live and free of charge on worldboxing.org. To keep up with each of the United States’ 14 boxers throughout the tournament, head to the USA Boxing event page. For further tournament details, head to WorldBoxingLiverpool.com. Team USA’s complete schedule on Sunday is listed below.

Sunday, September 7:

Session 1:

55kg: Orlando Zamora (Turlock, Cal.) vs. Javier Ibanez Diaz, BUL - Ring B, Bout 8 | Approximately 7:45 a.m. ET

80kg: Robby Gonzales (Las Vegas, Nev.) vs. Jorge Soto Napoles, CUB - Ring A, Bout 15 | Approximately 9:30 a.m. ET

Session 2: 70kg: Isabella Winkler (Seattle, Wash.) vs. Sema Caliskan, TUR - Ring B, Bout 7 | Approximately 2:30 p.m. ET

65kg: Rene Camacho (Houston, Texas) vs. Patris Mughalzai, ENG - Ring B, Bout 13 | Approximately 4:00 p.m. ET

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