{"id":20289,"date":"2018-04-04T20:41:23","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T00:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=20289"},"modified":"2018-04-04T20:41:23","modified_gmt":"2018-04-05T00:41:23","slug":"auroras-loeza-crowned-national-junior-welterweight-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/auroras-loeza-crowned-national-junior-welterweight-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora\u2019s Loeza crowned national junior welterweight champion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Jake Courtepatte<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s only been in the ring for a few years, but Antonio Loeza\u2019s resume is growing.<br \/>\nThe 15-year old Dr. G.W. Williams student earned the title of Canadian Junior welterweight champion at the Boxing Canada Super Channel Championships last week, scoring a split-decision in the close final match.<br \/>\nIn a 63-kg category that pitted Loeza against three other elite boxers from across Canada, he eliminated New Brunswick\u2019s Jonah Wiebe with a first-round knockout in day two of the four-day tournament to fight for the belt against Quebec\u2019s Jordan Cadran.<br \/>\nLoeza was scored as the winner by two of the three judges in the Radisson Hotel ballroom, earning him the victory.<br \/>\nWith hopes to represent Canada in the Olympics one day, the 5\u201910\u201d Loeza is well on his way.<br \/>\nFalling in love with the sport after watching it on TV, he decided to pick it up himself at the age of 13, joining Atlas Boxing Club of Toronto to train six days a week, while getting cardio in every morning with a run before school.<br \/>\nHaving already won twice at provincial Golden Glove tournaments, the pinnacle of the amateur boxing circle, he adds to a trophy case that also includes a silver at the Brampton Cup tournament, while continuing to participate in club shows across the GTA.<br \/>\nHis win in Edmonton, the first of his career outside of Ontario, moves his record to 8-4 including a streak of three in a row.<\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F20289&amp;t=Aurora%E2%80%99s%20Loeza%20crowned%20national%20junior%20welterweight%20champion&amp;s=100&amp;p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F20289&amp;p[images][0]=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F04%2F2018-04-05-07.jpg&amp;p[title]=Aurora%E2%80%99s%20Loeza%20crowned%20national%20junior%20welterweight%20champion\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F20289&amp;text=Like%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Aurora%E2%80%99s%20Loeza%20crowned%20national%20junior%20welterweight%20champion&amp;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F20289\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He\u2019s only been in the ring for a few years, but Antonio Loeza\u2019s resume is growing.<br \/>\nThe 15-year old Dr. G.W. 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