Cuba said goodbye on Tuesday to heavyweight boxing great Teofilo Stevenson, who won three Olympic gold medals and became a symbol of communist pride when he refused to fight for money. A day after he ...
Teofilo Stevenson, as many of you will know, passed away earlier this week. Stevenson is remembered as the most successful amateur boxer to ever compete – winning the gold medal in three olympics. It ...
Cuban boxing legend Teófilo Stevenson has died at the age of 60 from a heart attack. Read the full story. In 1980, Teofilo Stevenson won his third Olympic title in Moscow, becoming the second boxer to ...
WHAT is one million dollars compared to the love of eight million Cubans?”These were the words of the legendary Cuban amateur ...
Teofilo Stevenson, who won three Olympic gold medals while boxing for Cuba and was considered one of the greatest heavyweights ever, died from a heart attack in Havana, Cuban state media reported ...
HAVANA — Cuban boxer Teofilo Stevenson, the three-time Olympic heavyweight champion with a devastating right hand and a gentlemanly demeanor, has died. He was 60. ‘‘The Cuban sporting family was moved ...
Five men sit around a small table on a beach in Havana, Cuba, talking and playing dominoes. There is a relaxed seriousness to their conversation as they speak of their role in a sociopolitical ...
Teofilo Stevenson, who has died at the age of 60, was generally regarded as the finest amateur boxer of all time. A close friend of Cuban President Fidel Castro, he dominated the sport for 15 years, ...
Three-times Olympic gold medallist Teofilo Stevenson died on 11 June. The BBC's Sarah Rainsford went to his funeral and met some of the people inspired by the late boxer who turned down millions of ...
HAVANA — Cuban boxer Teofilo Stevenson, the three-time Olympic heavyweight champion with a devastating right hand and a gentlemanly demeanor, has died. He was 60. “The Cuban sporting family was moved ...