Thursday, 21 March 2013

Cuba eyes semi-pro league to reinvigorate boxing (The Associated Press)

Youths train at the Rafael Trejos boxing gym in Old Havana, Cuba, early Thursday, March 21, 2013. Cuba banned professional boxing shortly after the 1959 revolution. Now the island is on the verge of partially reversing five decades of strictly amateur boxing. While officials caution that no decision has been made yet, it could offer island boxers a chance to earn more money, gain more exposure in high-profile competitions and help stanch the flow of defections that has robbed Olympic delegations of some of Cuba's brightest talent and resulted in disappointing medal counts in recent years. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

HAVANA (AP) -- Protective headgear has been the rule of the ring for more than 50 years in Cuba, which banned professional boxing shortly after the 1959 revolution.




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