HAVANA — Cuban boxers will be allowed to fight professionally for the first time since the 1960s under a deal with a Mexican promoter, officials said. The scope of the deal announced Monday wasn’t ...

For eight years, Cuban boxer Namibia Flores has leaned in with a clenched jaw and raised guard to throw punches against all male training partners. Flores follows the same preparation as her male ...

Changing Cuba may alter the face of boxing What if Cuban amateurs no longer had to defect in order to earn a living as fighters? What would it mean to the children of Cuba, who grow up pursuing the ...

After decades of dominance, Cuba’s stranglehold on boxing faded—until a new prodigy emerged from the shadows. David Morrell, the super middleweight sensation, stunned the world by tearing through ...

Yoenis Tellez first strolled into Ronnie Shields Boxing Gym in Stafford, Texas, one afternoon in September of 2022, bringing big dreams and bigger baggage. In his native Cuba, Tellez had been a ...

from a rival site... Two-time Olympic godl medalist and world amateur champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (118lbs) and world amateur champion Erislandy Lara (147lbs) have apparently fled the Cuban ...

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Boxer Shakur Stevenson lost the gold medal to Cuba's Robeisy Ramirez at Rio's Summer Olympics Saturday, in a split decision that left the American distraught after their three-round fight. "I felt ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Robeisy Ramirez flummoxed his opponent for three Olympic rounds, landing precise punches and nimbly avoiding trouble. From bell to bell, the gold medalist showcased the same ...