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  1. Boxing is a popular sport in Cuba. As of 1992, there were over 16,000 boxers on the island. Across Cuba today there are 494 boxing coaches and 185 facilities. Of the 99,000 athletes in Cuba currently, 19,000 are boxers, including 81 of Olympic competence, even though only 12 make the Olympic team.

  2. Feb 28, 2021 · A tribute to the legendary Cuban Boxing School. Fighters featured in this video include: Guillermo Rigondeaux, Yuriorkis Gamboa, Joel Casamayor, Diosbelys Hu...

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  3. May 30, 2022 · At the Tokyo Games, Cuba entered boxers in seven weight classes, and emerged with five medals — four gold and one bronze. And yet López’s knockout was distinctive, both for him and for his...

  4. Apr 9, 2024 · Boxing Cuba defeats France in friendly bout ahead Paris 2024. Euronews is funded in whole or in part by the European Union. “To have fought with the French team, almost all of them already ...

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  5. Mar 18, 2020 · Cuba lies second on the all-time medal table for boxing at the Olympic Games with 37 gold, 19 silver and 17 bronze medals. Only the United States has more golds with 50, seven of those in an all-American competition sweep at the sport's Olympic debut at St Louis 1904 with seven more coming in the period up to and including 1932 in Los Angeles.

  6. Jun 14, 2022 · Cuba has won 37 gold medals in boxing — second place on the all-time medal table, after the United States. ‘The best is yet to come’ Alberto Puig de la Barca, president of the Cuban Boxing Federation, explained how the decision to lift the ban on professional boxing gained traction.

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  8. But it is not only plentiful medals and history makers that define Cuban boxing. Their style has also created a school of thought. Julio Lázaro Mena, coach of Cuba's national boxing team, explained why many nations look to Cuban boxing for inspiration and how they train at the Cuban National Boxing School to reach the top.