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Roberto Durán was born on June 16, 1951, in Guararé, Panama.His mother, Clara Samaniego, was a native of Guararé and his father, Margarito Duran, an American of Mexican heritage was stationed in Panama for the U.S. Army at the time of Roberto’s birth. [7]
Later, Duran joins a boxing club with Nestor "Plomo" Quiñones as his coach. As he reaches 20, an American legendary boxing trainer Ray Arcel , who nearly lost his life after being attacked by an assailant sent by the mobster, Frankie Carbo in 1953 in New York City and is now living with his wife Stephanie, notices Roberto's raw talent and ...
Roberto Durán: UD 12 Jan 14, 1995: Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Retained IBC super middleweight title: 44 Win 39–5 Rafael Williams UD 10 Nov 8, 1994 Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S. 43 Win 38–5 Roberto Durán: UD 12 Jun 25, 1994: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Won vacant IBC super middleweight ...
Former world boxing champion Roberto "Hands of Stone" Duran was wheeled out of a hospital amid applause from medical staff after recovering from the coronavirus, a social media post from the ...
Boxing great Roberto Durán received a pacemaker on Monday after he was hospitalized on the weekend, his family said. “The Durán family is pleased to inform that thanks to God the surgery in ...
Boxing great Roberto Duran was receiving medical care for a heart problem, the family of the 72-year-old Panamanian said Saturday. Duran, who was a champion in four different weight classes ...
Boxing career highlights include winning the Mid-South Middleweight Championship in Memphis, Tennessee and culminated with a nationally televised bout with former world champion Roberto Durán, [1] After a few years of working in a Tupelo furniture factory and playing in local clubs, he was discovered by music professional Miles Copeland ...
Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán, who held world championships in four weight classes during his more than three-decade career, has tested positive for the coronavirus but has had only mild ...