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Cuban boxer Gerardo Gonzalez, known as Kid Gavilan, competing during the golden age of boxing in the 1940s and 1950s, and became a legend whose name is still known today.

In an interview with Pan con Podcast, Robeisy “The Train” Ramirez talks about how his boxing success has given him a platform to go after the communist Castro dictatorship.

Cuban professional boxer Osvel Caballero has defected in Mexico, escaping modern-day slavery, where the majority of his winnings go to the communist Castro dictatorship. As is usually the case, the Cuban regime is pitching a fit over losing yet another income-generating slave. Via CubaNet (my translation): Sports authorities in Cuba are denouncing the defection in … Read more

14yMedio reports from Havana via Translating Cuba: Cuban Boxer Billy Rodriguez Escapes after Winning Against Luna in Mexico Cuban boxer Billy Rodríguez traveled to Mexico with one goal: “to come out victorious and then enjoy myself,” he stated in an interview with the official site Jit. He showed his qualities last Friday in his professional debut … Read more

Ronal Quiñones writes in Havana Times: The Sad Case of Cuban Boxer Andy Cruz Many famous sports figures in Cuba have left the island in recent months. Regardless of the fact that Olympic champions receive an important economic bonus, canoeist Fernando Dayan Jorge, the new reigning champion at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and boxer Ismael … Read more

14yMedio reports from Havana via Translating Cuba: After His Escape Attempt was Frustrated, the Cuban Boxer Andy Cruz Requests to Step Down Cuban boxer Andy Cruz, who spent several days in detention after an attempted escape from the island, requested his withdrawal from the sport. The journalist Francys Romero pointed out that the Olympic champion … Read more

From our Bureau of 21st Century Runaway Slaves Another slave athlete has jumped ship, leaving his masters at Castro, Inc. extremely disappointed and angry. Meanwhile, the leftist UK newspaper The Guardian reports that Cubans are fleeing the island in record numbers due to repression. Duh! Well, at least they admit that they’re fleeing because of … Read more

Yordenis Ugas, the WBA Welterweight champion and an outspoken advocate for freedom in Cuba, received the keys to the city of Miami for his work inside and outside the ring. Via El American: Cuban Boxer Yordenis Ugás Received the Keys of the City of Miami “This is not ‘Patria o muerte’, this is ‘Patria y … Read more

After his win, Yordenis took to social media to thank everyone for their support, saying and singing “Patria Y Vida” as the song plays in the locker room. Read about Ugas’ win over Pacquiao HERE.

Cuban boxer Jose Angel Larduet, the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Champion, has managed to escape the socialist Castro dictatorship, defecting from the Cuban National team during training in Germany. CiberCuba has the report (my translation): Jose Angel Larduet leaves the Cuban boxing team in Germany just days before the World Championship Cuban boxer Jose Angel … Read more

Rest in peace, Mantequilla. Via Boxing Scene: Jose “Mantequilla” Napoles Passes Away at The Age of 79 Two time welterweight world champion Jose “Mantequilla” Napoles died on Friday in Mexico City aged 79, the World Boxing Council announced on its website. Cuba-born Napoles forged a Hall of Fame career, with a record of 81-7, including … Read more

The amazing story of how a Cuban exile, Sen. Marco, Rubio, and several other people worked together to help Cuban boxer Robeisy Ramirez escape communist Cuba. Via Sports Illustrated: Immigrant Song The boxer, the restaurateur, the detective and the accountant—they never planned all of this. Not exactly, anyway. How could anyone? The improbable intersection of … Read more