Félix Savón

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Savón and the second or maternal family name is Fabre.
Félix Savón
Savón (right) in 1987
Born
Félix Savón Fabre

(1967-09-22) 22 September 1967 (age 57)
San Vicente, Cuba
Other namesNiñote ("Big Kid")
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)[1]
Reach82 in (208 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights288
Wins258
Wins by KO158
Losses10
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Cuba
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 0 0
World Championships 6 1 0
Jr World Championships 1 0 0
Central American Championships 5 0 0
North American Championships 1 0 0
Pan American Games 3 0 0
Central American and Caribbean Games 4 0 0
World Cup 4 0 0
Goodwill Games 2 0 0
Total 29 1 0
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Heavyweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Reno Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1989 Moscow Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1991 Sydney Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1993 Tampere Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1995 Berlin Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1997 Budapest Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 1999 Houston Heavyweight
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Bucharest Heavyweight
Central America and the Caribbean Championships
Gold medal – first place 1984 Managua Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1985 Maturín Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1988 Guatemala City Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mexico City Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1996 Guadalajara Heavyweight
North American Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Toronto Heavyweight
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1987 Indianapolis Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1991 Havana Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Heavyweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Santiago Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1990 Mexico City Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1993 Ponce Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1998 Maracaibo Heavyweight
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1987 Belgrade Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1990 Dublin Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1994 Bangkok Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1998 Chongqing Heavyweight
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Saint Petersburg Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1998 New York Heavyweight

Félix Savón Fabre (born 22 September 1967) is a Cuban former amateur boxer who competed from 1980 to 2000. Considered one of the all-time greatest amateurs,[2] he became three-time Olympic gold medalist, and the World Champion six times in a row,[3] all in the heavyweight division. In 1988, when he was favored by many to win the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics, the Cuban government boycotted the event.[4] Savón is particularly known for having rejected numerous multimillion-dollar offers to defect and leave Cuba permanently to fight Mike Tyson as a professional.[5]

Early life

He was born in San Vicente, in Guantánamo Province, Cuba. His ring debut occurred in 1980, in Guantánamo.

Savón's inspiration to become a boxer was his renowned countryman, three-time Olympic champion Teófilo Stevenson[4] (he later was perceived by the Western media as Stevenson's successor[6])

Career

During his career, in which he did not turn professional, he managed a career record of 362–21, with the majority of his losses avenged.[7][8] The only boxers, who got away with knockout victories over Savón unavenged were Soviet Usman Arsaliyev and North Korean Li Dal-Chen, whom he met only once.

He won his first important titles in 1985. At 19 he beat America's Michael Bentt on his way to win the 1987 Pan Am games.[9] Besides winning the Cuban heavyweight title (which he would win each year until his retirement, except 1999 and 2000 when he lost to Odlanier Solís, who he would lose to twice and defeat once in their three meetings), he also won the Junior World Championships in 1985.[10]

This set off his career, in which he would win six World Championships; his victory at the 1997 tournament was the result of the disqualification of an opponent, future professional world champion Ruslan Chagaev (whom Savón had previously beaten), who beat Savón in the final, but was later stripped of the gold medal for having two professional fights prior to the championships.[11] Chagaev was reinstated as an amateur the following year when these fights were declared exhibitions, but did not regain the gold medal.[12]

"He's just a great guy and he deserves everything he's got.

—Boxer Michael Bennett on Savón.[13]

In 1998 during the Heavyweight final of the Goodwill Games from New York, Savón had an amazing knockout over U.S. Amateur Champion DaVarryl Williamson.[14] At the 1999 tournament, he was to fight American Michael Bennett in the final, but the whole Cuban team retired from the competition to protest the result of another Cuban boxer in the tournament whom they considered had been "robbed" by the judges, meaning that Bennett won the final on default.[15] In their bout at the 2000 Summer Olympics Bennett would lose 23–8 to Savón.[16]

Savón won three Olympic gold medals, a feat shared with only two other boxers, László Papp and compatriot Teófilo Stevenson. He could have been a four-time Olympic gold medalist, had the Cuban government allowed its team to participate in the 1988 Seoul, South Korea.[4]

Savón's critics said that he is a puncher instead of a boxer who is not satisfied with a decision, risking losses by going after knockouts even when he is far ahead on points. Roosevelt Sanders, a U.S. boxing coach, said Savon would have been immediately ranked between 5th and 10th in the world's professional boxing heavyweight division if he turned pro after the 1990 Goodwill Games.[4] "Cuba, since 1974 has been the king of amateur boxing in the world", he said. "That is why the media of other countries keep asking why we don't box professionally. Professionalism will abolish humanism and society." Savon said amateur athletes are revered in Cuba. "Athletes are the most important thing in Cuba since Castro took over. We practice sports from the age of 8."[17]

Highlights

Retirement

Savón announced his retirement from the ring, but helped train Cuba's fighters for the 2004 Athens Olympics.[18] After winning his third Olympic gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Savón announced his retirement at age 33.[19]

Later life

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.

In 2018, Savón was arrested amid accusations that he had raped an underage boy.[20]

References

  1. ^ "Olympic Bio: Felix Savón". Sports Illustrated. 7 April 2000. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Savon makes boxing history". BBC News. 30 September 2000. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  3. ^ Golden hat-trick for battered Savon, Kingston Gleaner, 1 October 2000, p. 29.
  4. ^ a b c d Cuban Heavyweight (Associated Press,) St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 3 August 1990, p. 22.
  5. ^ Butler, Brin-Jonathan (2014). A Cuban Boxer's Journey: Guillermo Rigondeaux, from Castro's Traitor to American Champion. Picador.[page needed]
  6. ^ Goodwill (United Press International,) Detroit Free Press, 29 July 1990, p. 40.
  7. ^ "Felix Savon - Olympics Athletes - 2008 Summer Olympics - Beijing, China". ESPN. 2008. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  8. ^ "Felix Savon Amateur Boxing Record". Boxing-Scoop.com. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  9. ^ Moran, Malcolm (21 August 1987). "Savon of Cuba Dominates Bent". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  10. ^ Janofsky, Michael (3 August 1990). "A Punching Patriot From Cuba". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  11. ^ "Sorry". Indianexpress.com. Retrieved 21 December 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  12. ^ Padgett, Tim (11 September 2000). "Felix Savon". Time. Archived from the original on 2 July 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  13. ^ Just happy to be free: Once jailed, American boxer Bennett can't complain after quarterfinal loss By Tim Dahlberg (The Associated Press,) Doylestown Intelligencer, September 27, 2000, p. 22.
  14. ^ "YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  15. ^ "Plus: Boxing - World Amateur Championships; Cubans Withdraw In Angry Protest". The New York Times. Associated Press. 27 August 1999. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  16. ^ Pennington, Bill (26 September 2000). "Sydney 2000: Boxing: Savon Is Easy Winner Over Benett". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  17. ^ Victorious Cuban Heats Up Cold War by Les Bowen, Philadelphia Daily News, 2 August 1990, p. 63.
  18. ^ "Plus: Boxing; Cuban Champion To Become a Coach". The New York Times. Reuters. 7 January 2001. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  19. ^ "Felix Savon". CNN.com. 7 July 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  20. ^ Castillo, Elisinio (8 November 2018). "Felix Savon in Jail, Allegations of Sexual Assault of a Minor". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

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