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Herich Ruiz is a Cuban boxer. He participated at the 2021 aiba World Boxing Championships, being awarded the bronze medal in ...

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 ...

HAVANA — Legnis Cala Massó carefully removes her necklace and smiles as her coach slides her bright red boxing gloves over her French tip nails. The 31-year-old swings her wiry body into the ring and ...

Andy Cruz won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics for Cuba. Now he’s learning to fight like a professional in Philadelphia. Credit...Todd Heisler/The New York Times Supported by By Morgan Campbell ...

Cuban boxers can now turn pro without having to flee their homeland. An agreement was reached by the Federacion Cubano de Boxeo (FCB) to allow pro boxing for the first time in sixty years. The ...

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 ...

IBA President Umar Kremlev met the President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and the parties agreed on big steps for boxing development in the country. They also discussed close collaboration in boxing ...

The International Boxing Association's (IBA) "Night of Champions" in Havana will treat the Cuban people to a mind-blowing evening of six fights, headlined by a quartet of Olympic champions. Up to $120 ...

Cuban officials announced Monday that women boxers would be able to compete officially after decades of restrictions. HAVANA (AP) — Legnis Cala Massó carefully removes her necklace and smiles as her ...