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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 had captured the WBA super welterweight title after defeating the reigning champion Davey Moore on June 16, 1983. Durán's first defense of his newly won title was put on hold when it was announced two weeks after his victory that he would be moving up to the middleweight division to challenge Marvin Hagler for Hagler's undisputed middleweight crown. [4]
Roberto Durán vs. Kirkland Laing was a professional boxing match contested on September 4, 1982. [3] The virtually unknown Laing scored an upset win over Durán, a 2-division world champion whom was considered one of boxing's top fighters. The Ring magazine named the fight the upset of the year for 1982. [4]
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 ...
Roberto Durán vs. Sugar Ray Leonard II, billed as The Super Fight, and later popularly known as the No Más Fight, was a professional boxing match contested on November 25, 1980, for the WBC and The Ring welterweight championship. [2]
In January 1983, former welterweight champions Roberto Durán and Pipino Cuevas met in a non-title bout at the LA Sports Arena. Durán dominated the fight and scored a fourth-round knockout victory that put him in line for a title shot against the undefeated reigning WBA super welterweight champion Davey Moore. [ 3 ]
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