HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 11 (ACN) In a post on X, Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz highlighted the life and legacy of three-time Olympic and world boxing champion Teofilo Stevenson on the 13th ...

From the dawn of his career, Teófilo Stevenson Lawrence embodied the essence of Cuban boxing: discipline, technique and unwavering determination. His rise from modest training in Puerto Padre to the ...

During his vested days, Gonzalez won gold at the 1983 and 1987 Pan American Games and defeated Lennox Lewis, Riddick Bowe, and three-time Olympic gold medallist Teofilo Stevenson. Unlike many of the ...

Cuba has produced the most Olympic boxing medalists of any country in the world Explore the powerful story of how a revolutionary Cuban boxing experiment produced a ...

Once upon a time, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach and Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics, track and field’s global governing body, were the closest of friends. “Best ...

More than 100 features and short films are being screened during the 2025 Pan African and Arts Film Festival. On Wednesday, Upwind Condor Inc. and El Estudio present the world premiere of the ...

Stevenson was not the only 3-time Olympic Gold Medalist from Cuba, but Felix Savon would later become one. There were other Cubans who turned professionals that I recall we will look at. Nino Valdez, ...

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 03: Roniel Iglesias of Team Cuba celebrates victory over Pat McCormack of Team Great Britain during the Men’s Welter (63-69kg) final on day eleven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games ...

The 1984 Olympic team won more Gold Medals but didn’t compete against countries like Cuba and Russia, who didn’t participate in 1984 but did in 1976. Their absence in 1984 was due to President Jimmy ...

The fabulous heavyweight boxing competition of the 1960s and 1970s that featured Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Larry Holmes and Ken Norton was without one ingredient. Teofilo Stevenson, ...

"The People's Fighters," Berg's 87-minute documentary on the history of Cuban boxing, can be watched for free at olympicchannel.com. The 87-minute film, now called The People’s Fighters, is now out, ...

Cuban boxer Teofilo Stevenson has passed away at the age of 60. The Associated Press reported the news of his passing and shared this statement, which was read on the news: "The Cuban sporting family ...