Cuban Olympic boxing champ flees to the U.S.
Published: 24 February, 2009, 13:02
Cuban two-time world boxing champion in the bantamweight category Guillermo Rigondeaux has run away from his native land to Miami.
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Published: 24 February, 2009, 13:02
Cuban two-time world boxing champion in the bantamweight category Guillermo Rigondeaux has run away from his native land to Miami.