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One of Cuba’s Great Sporting Figures, Teofilo Stevenson, Dies in
Havana
HAVANA, Cuba,
June 11 (ACN)—Teofilo Stevenson, who won all the titles given by the
International Amateur Boxing Association, died in this capital from
a heart attack.
Born on March 29, 1952, in the
city of Puerto Padre, eastern Las Tunas province, Stevenson had,
on his list of achievements, a total of 301 victories in the 321
fights in which he participated during the 20 years of his
boxing career, the Cubadebate Web site reported.
After retiring as active athlete, the three times Olympic and
World champion began to work in 1988 in the Cuban Boxing
Federation and in the National Commission for the Attention of
Retired and Active Athletes, of the National Sports Institute.
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