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First Puerto Rican boxing sports writer to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He served Puerto Rican boxing for more than 50 years as a writer and eventual commissioner. 13 Miguel Cotto: 2022 He is a multiple-time world champion, and the first Puerto Rican boxer to win world titles in four weight classes, from light ...
Boxing: José Antonio Colon (born 17 August 1948) is a Puerto Rican boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1] References
Sixto Escobar was a Puerto Rican professional boxer. He debuted as a professional on Thursday, July 17, 1930, at the Victory Garden Stadium in San Juan, knocking out Luis Emilio Perez in two rounds as part of a show headlined by a bout between José Quelin Angulo and Octavio Almonte (a fight which Angulo won by second-round knockout).
Boxing gloves are cushioned gloves that fighters wear on their hands during boxing matches and practices. Unlike "fist-load weapons" (such as the ancient cestus ) which were designed as a lethal weapon, modern boxing gloves are non-lethal, designed to protect both the opponent's head and the fighter's hand during a bout.
Bairoa Gym is a boxing gym located in Caguas, Puerto Rico. [1] El gimnasio Bairoa , as it is known in Spanish, is the most famous boxing gym in Puerto Rico because of the list of world champions and top contenders who have trained there.
First Puerto Rican boxing sports writer to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He served Puerto Rican boxing for more than 50 years as a writer and eventual commissioner. 13 Miguel Cotto: 2022 He is a multiple-time world champion, and the first Puerto Rican boxer to win world titles in four weight classes, from light ...
Puerto Rico does not have an official bird. In 2001 the legislature passed a bill designating the pitirre (Tyrannus dominicensis), but the governor vetoed the bill because although native to it is not endemic to Puerto Rico. [6] [7]
Juan Molina (born March 17, 1965), better known as John John Molina in the world of boxing, is a former boxer whose career transcended boxing in Puerto Rico. A multiple time world champion, this boxer was also known as quite a socialite. Molina is a native of Fajardo, Puerto Rico.