The history of the sport of boxing in Puerto Rico is a varied and extensive one. Boxing is a major sport in the Caribbean country, and the sport has produced...

rivals, with Puerto Rico achieving 84 wins compared to Mexico with 73 wins. The most recent major boxing fight between a Mexican and Puerto Rican boxer...

training introduced the sport of boxing and basketball to the people of Puerto Rico. The sport of baseball, which was invented in the United States, was introduced...

In Puerto Rico, boxing is considered a major sport, having produced more amateur and professional world champions than any other sport in its history...

Puerto Rico first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. Puerto Rico has...

better known as John John Molina in the world of boxing, is a former boxer whose career transcended boxing in Puerto Rico. A multiple time world champion...

in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He won the bout by stoppage in the seventh round. List of male boxers List of southpaw stance boxers Boxing in Puerto Rico List...

Puerto Rico (Spanish for 'rich port'; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a self-governing Caribbean archipelago and island...

motivated him to keep boxing as an amateur and hoping to win a world title in the future. In 1978, Mercado represented Puerto Rico at the 1978 Central American...

San Juan, Puerto Rico. The WBO started after a group of Puerto Rican and Dominican businessmen broke out of the WBA's 1988 annual convention in Isla Margarita...

figure, because Puerto Rico had only had two other medalists in their Olympic history, Juan Evangelista Venegas (1948, bronze, boxing) and Orlando Maldonado...

pronunciation: [baʝaˈmon], locally [baʝaˈmoŋ]) is a city and municipality in Puerto Rico. Located on the northeastern coastal plain, it is bounded by Guaynabo...

Clemente) is a sports and concert arena located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was, for many years, Puerto Rico's largest indoor event facility, and remains...

represented Puerto Rico in international competitions, including the 2000 Olympics. Calderon was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame...

professional boxing match contested on February 26, 2005, for the WBO junior welterweight championship. It was held in Bayamón, Puerto Rico Much expectation...

Venegas, who admired Puerto Rico's first international boxing champion, Sixto Escobar. Venegas took up boxing and his performance in the ring soon caught...

of the island of Puerto Rico. Upon landing and settling, the Spaniards enslaved and exploited the indigenous Taíno natives to work in the extraction of...

from Puerto Rico which includes people who were born in Puerto Rico (Borinquen) and people who are of full or partial Puerto Rican descent. Puerto Rican...

2015 to 2017, and the WBO lightweight title in 2018. As an amateur he represented Puerto Rico, winning medals in multiple international competitions. Among...

a starting place as number 3 in the ranking. Yankiel Rivera is scheduled to face Angel Gonzalez in San Juan, Puerto Rico on December 7, 2024. "Yankiel...

Mexico vs. Puerto Rico Boxing Rivalry's Best Fights". Bleacher Report. Michael Katz (22 August 1981). "SANCHEZ RETAINS HIS TITLE BY STOPPING GOMEZ IN 8TH"....

Games in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, opting to begin making money right after the 1974 World Amateur Boxing championship instead. Coming from Puerto Rico, he...

is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur, he represented Puerto Rico in international events including the 1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships...

was a member of one of Puerto Rico's boxing families. His brothers Frankie and Gregory Benítez having also been top contenders in the 1970s. The Benítez...

fight as the beginning of the Mexico–Puerto Rico boxing rivalry. The first world title fight involving a Puerto Rican and a Mexican involved Rodolfo Casanova...

pronunciation: [ajβoˈnito]) is a small mountain town and municipality in Puerto Rico located in the Sierra de Cayey mountain range, north of Salinas; south of...

1983 – April 3, 2016) was a Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur, de Jesús represented the island of Puerto Rico in international events, including...

to Puerto Rico during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in Puerto Rico. There are very few Italians who moved to live in Puerto Rico in the...

[ˈkaɣwas], locally [ˈkawaʔ]) is a city and municipality in central eastern Puerto Rico. Located in the eponymous Caguas Valley between the Sierra de Cayey...

Peter Rivera, president of Puerto Rico Best Boxing Promotions. López debuted on January 29, 2005, in Bayamón, Puerto Rico picking a quick knockout victory...