HAVANA — Cuban boxers will be allowed to fight professionally for the first time since the 1960s under a deal with a Mexican promoter, officials said. The scope of the deal announced Monday wasn’t ...

HAVANA (AP) — Protective headgear has been the rule of the ring for more than 50 years in Cuba, which banned professional boxing shortly after the 1959 revolution. Back then, pro boxing was deemed ...

Cuban Boxers – Cuba has produced many great fighters over the years, from decorated fighters like Teófilo Stevenson and Kid ...

Yoenis Tellez first strolled into Ronnie Shields Boxing Gym in Stafford, Texas, one afternoon in September of 2022, bringing big dreams and bigger baggage. In his native Cuba, Tellez had been a ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Robeisy Ramirez flummoxed his opponent for three Olympic rounds, landing precise punches and nimbly avoiding trouble. From bell to bell, the gold medalist showcased the same ...

President of the World Boxing Council Jose Sulaiman, is offering a home to Cuba’s amateur boxing stars who want to try their hand in the professional arm of the sport. This comes as Cuba has announced ...

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba is considering pulling out of the amateur World Boxing Championships in Chicago in October to avoid new defections by its boxers, Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Wednesday.