Cuba Boxing

Associated Press Jul 28, 2024, 12:17 PM ET VILLEPINTE, France -- 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 Cruz won the first round of the heavyweight bout…

Joseph Ward of Ireland, in red, fights with Julio La Cruz of Cuba during their Light Heavy weight final of the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Doha, Qatar, Thurs, Oct. 2015   -   Copyright © africanews Osama Faisal/AP Last updated: 09/04 - 21:00 Cuba The Cuban boxing team defeated their French…

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John Riel Casimero (30-4, 21 KOs) defends his WBO bantamweight title against 40-year-old Guillermo Rigondeaux (20-1, 13 KOs) tonight on Showtime Boxing, starting at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The Philippines’ Casimero is a former titlist at flyweight and light flyweight and…

The Tokyo Olympics are in the books and produced some very good boxing, with good fights and plenty of names that should make waves in the pro ranks in the next few years. Team USA had its best games in years, even if a men’s gold medal remains elusive since…

Welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr has been forced to withdraw from his 21 August fight against Manny Pacquiao due to a retinal tear in his left eye, organizers said on Tuesday. Cuban Yordenis Ugas, who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, has agreed to replace Spence in…

Manny Pacquiao, left, and Errol Spence Jr., pose for a photo at a news conference at the Fox Studios lot in Los Angeles on July 11, 2021. AP FILE PHOTO LOS ANGELES: Errol Spence Jr. has dropped out of his pay-per-view fight with Manny Pacquiao on Aug. 21 because of…

Five gold medalists have been crowned already, and another eight Olympic champions will be crowned this weekend in Tokyo. Saturday will feature the most exciting action fighter of the games and the final of an excellent flyweight tournament. On Sunday, we will be treated to a rematch of two of…

Cuba's Julio La Cruz wins gold in the men's heavyweight boxing with victory over Russia's Muslim Gadzhimagomedov. Watch live coverage of Tokyo 2020 on BBC One, BBC Two, the BBC Sport website, app and BBC iPlayer COVERAGE DETAILS: Tokyo Olympics on BBC TV, radio and online Read More

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Author of the article: Article content TOKYO — Russian Albert Batyrgaziev beat Duke Ragan of the United States to win the gold medal in the men’s featherweight boxing final at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. Ragan took the silver…