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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: This small town on the outskirts of Cuba's capital has for decades been quietly producing some of the world's best Olympic ...

David Morrell is a Cuban wunderkind with no brakes. He became a champion in just his third professional fight and after that ...

WAJAY, Cuba, Feb 19 (Reuters) - On the outskirts of Havana, the small town of Wajay has been quietly producing some of the best Olympic boxers in the world for decades. Since 1972, spurred by Cuba's ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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HAVANA, June 11 (Reuters) - - Cuban heavyweight boxing great Teofilo Stevenson, who won three Olympic gold medals but turned down a chance to fight Muhammad Ali for $5 million, has died of a heart ...