Yang Liu (boxer)

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Yang Liu
Born (1992-05-20) 20 May 1992 (age 31)
NationalityChinese
Statistics
Weight class Welterweight
Boxing record [1]
Total fights4
Wins4
Wins by KO0
Losses0
Draws0
No contests0
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 New Delhi Welterweight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Ulan-Ude Welterweight
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Welterweight

Yang Liu (born 20 May 1992) is a Chinese boxer.

She won a medal at the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships. [2]

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References

  1. "Boxing record for Yang Liu". BoxRec .
  2. 2019 World Championships results