Félix Savón Fabre (September 22, 1967) is a Cuban boxer, a winner of three gold medals at the Olympics. September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years). ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... The Republic of Cuba is an archipelago in the northern Caribbean that lies at the confluence of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. ... Boxer redirects here; for other meanings of boxer, see Boxer (disambiguation). ...

Born in San Vicente, Savón began his boxing career in 1980. During his career, in which he did not turn professional, he reportedly contested 582 bouts, of which he lost only 19 - although numbers vary.

He won his first important titles in 1985. Besides winning the Cuban heavyweight title (which he would win each year until his retirement), he won the Junior World Championships.

This set off his career, in which he would win 6 World Championships and three Olympic gold medals. The latter feat is shared with only two other boxers, László Papp and compatriot Teófilo Stevenson. Savon was intentionally kept away from the heavyweight division by his trainers on fear that he would not be able to keep the same competitive level against more serious contenders.

His 1997 World Championship title came only after the tournament, as Savón's victor, the Uzbekistani Ruslan Chagayev were disqualified for having signed a pro contract before the championship. Savón's only silver medal at the World Championships followed at the next tournament in 1999, when he and all other Cubans withdrew from the tournament in protest of referee decisions. National anthem National Anthem of the Republic of Uzbekistan Capital Tashkent President Islam Karimov Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyayev Official language Uzbek Area  – Total  – % water Ranked 55th  447,400 km²  4. ...

After winning his third Olympic gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Savón announced his retirement at age 33. Categories: 2000 Summer Olympics ... This is about the city of Sydney in Australia. ...

In February of the following year with Fidel Castro also present, Savón had the song "You Love Us" dedicated to him by the Manic Street Preachers who became the first western rock band to play in Cuba. February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Cuban President Fidel Castro Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13, 1926) has ruled Cuba since 1959, when, leading the 26th of July Movement, he helped overthrow the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista and turn Cuba into the first socialist state in the Western Hemisphere. ... The Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh rock band, one of the biggest in Britain for a period in the late 1990s, known for their early wild exploits; the mysterious disappearance and alleged suicide of Richey James Edwards (Richey James, as he preferred to be known); and for a progression... For alternative meanings for The West in the United States, see the U.S. West and American West. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ...

External link

• Overview of Savón's most important bouts (http://www.geocities.com/pedrinet/savon.html)