The story tells the boxing to enter Cuba by the hand of a Chilean there in 1910. John Budinich, who made a career in the United States, came to Havana to offer his services. A few months later, the first academy of this sport was opened and in August 1912 the first fight was fixed. Budinich is facing an American at a ‘welter’ weight but the surprise jumps and in the second attack Chilean has lost the fight.
Boxing is considered a social economic culture on the island because it involves a large number of people as practitioners or as viewers. This sport is very rooted in the popular environment and labeled the ‘flagship’ of the Cuban sport. José Martí, politician, poet, edge, creator of the Cuban Revolutionary Party and Cuban’s Independence advocate for the Spaniards, is a sports chronicler and a great boxing admirer. Thus described an important battle at his time: “The men here are rammed as bulls, they are greeted by the force of their testuz, they are torn and covered with blood.”
Cuba saw the great world and champions at the Olympic born. Teófilo Stevenson, Felix Savón, Guillermo Rigondeaux or Kid Gavilán, to mention some of the many boxers of the island that hit the world of the pugilistic scene all the time.
In Sancti Spirits, a city in the middle of Cuba where boxing has a great tradition, is the Garita Gym. Erick, veteran boxer, takes more age and older children. There we find him teaching a dozen children between 11 and 12 years. With the naked body he told them how to hit, how to move to an incorrect ring. Two fights, others looked and listened to their coach, without perseverance for jumping in the quadrilateral. In the background, parents are still helpful to future boxers.
Anibanki is a young local candidate with some trophy to note. At 17, be spiky and 1.90 m. They make it a future boxer that dodges the blows with energy and ease. Accompanied by his friend Tito, another fighter, they practiced until he sweat the last fall. The young Anibanki’s dream is to become a boxer. Like everyone starting here in Cuba, the bag crushed with gloves that seemed to leave a crusher. There is no space for more blows.
It started at 8 years. She practiced from Monday to Friday about 10 hours, giving her life, as she also works for hours each day. It also goes to an academy to polish the procedure. It has no equipment, because there is no money to buy material. The government is taking it. To get an idea, the gloves can cost about 8,000 Cuban pesos, which is about 50 euros to change. It is considered that in Cuba a low salaries range between 23 and 26 euros per month, few may have them.
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Source: La Verdad
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