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 ...

Even before they could climb into the ring, Cuba’s female boxers had to roll with the punches. While the island has long been famed for its top-level male boxers, women were blocked by an official ...

PARIS — Erislandy Álvarez didn’t expect to carry the weight of a proud boxing nation on his shoulders when he takes the ring Wednesday night in an arena packed with fans rooting for his opponent. Yet ...

PARIS, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Cuba's Erislandy Alvarez broke the hearts of a delirious French crowd when he beat local favourite Sofiane Oumiha by split decision in the men's lightweight boxing final at ...

Olympic champion in 2016 and four times a world champion, Julio Cesar La Cruz has his eye on Tokyo 2020 glory. That would take him one step closer to Cuba’s all-time boxing greats Felix Savon and ...

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 ...

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