CUBAN great Julio Cesar La Cruz is coming to Liverpool, targeting the record books. Only Felix Savon has won more world golds in men’s boxing than La Cruz’s five. And La Cruz can also equal Adolfo ...

According to numerous publications in Cuba, highly regarded boxing great Felix Savon - a three time Olympic champion - is behind bars on the island, after being accused of raping a minor. One of the ...

PARIS (AP) — Uzbekistan’s beloved head boxing coach was revived from apparent cardiac arrest Thursday by two members of Britain’s training staff after celebrating his team’s first gold medal of the ...

PARIS, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Cuban Arlen Lopez Cardona's bid for a record-equalling third Olympic gold medal ended when he was eliminated from the men's light-heavyweight boxing competition on Sunday in a ...

Cuba’s twice Olympic champion Julio Cesar La Cruz was eliminated from the men’s heavyweight competition yesterday following a 3-2 split decision defeat by Loren Alfonso of Azerbaijan. Cesar La Cruz, ...

PARIS, July 28 (Reuters) - Cuba's twice Olympic champion Julio Cesar La Cruz was eliminated from the men's heavyweight competition on Sunday following a 3-2 split decision defeat by Loren Alfonso of ...

VILLEPINTE, France (AP) — Two-time Olympic gold medal-winning boxer Julio César La Cruz of Cuba lost his opening bout at the Paris Games on Sunday by split decision to Loren Alfonso of Azerbaijan. La ...

Andy Cruz has been told his fights are already becoming unmissable for those he left behind in Cuba. The Olympic gold medallist made his professional debut in July 2023 when over his 10-round debut in ...

As a man of the people with the soul of a sportsman, Fidel was always close to his athletes; he was the architect who defended sports in every corner of a small country, which progressively became a ...

The unthinkable has happened in Cuba. Government authorities, who had banned professional boxing since 1962, have announced that Cuban fighters will be allowed to accept money as soon as May in a ...