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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, he became three-time Olympic gold medalist, and the World Champion six times in a row, 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 ...
Apr 4, 2021 · Name: Felix Savon Birth Name: Félix Savón Fabre Hometown: Guantanamo, Cuba Birthplace: Guantanamo, Cuba Amateur Boxer: Record Felix Savon carried on the Cuban tradition of heavyweight dominance in the amateurs, winning three consecutive Olympic Gold Medals, capturing gold at six consecutive World Championships, as well as a silver at the 1999 World Championships.
Jun 25, 2024 · Felix Savon is a former heavyweight boxer from Cuba who became the second fighter to win three Olympic gold medals in the same weight class and the first to capture six world amateur boxing titles.
📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Félix Savón arrived in Sydney with the experience from two previous Olympic gold medals at both the Barce...
Jul 25, 2023 · 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Iconic boxer Felix Savon etched his name in Olympic history with an incredible feat: three consecutive gol...
Félix Savón is one of only three Olympic boxers to have won three gold medals (with Laszló Papp of Hungary and his countryman, Teofilo Stevenson). He won his titles in 1992, 1996, and 2000 in the heavyweight class. He would likely have four gold medals had Cuba not boycotted the 1988 Seoul ...
Oct 19, 2015 · Regarded as one of the greatest amateur heavyweights of his time and an undisputed star of Cuba’s famed boxing scene, Felix Savón travelled to Sydney 2000 in search of a third straight Olympic heavyweight title. After making his international debut in the mid-1980s, Savón when on to win six world titles between 1986 and 1997.
Félix Savón is one of only three Olympic boxers to have won three gold medals (with Laszló Papp of Hungary and his countryman, Teofilo Stevenson).He won his titles in 1992, 1996, and 2000 in the heavyweight class.
Cuba’s Félix Savón arrived in Atlanta surrounded by an aura of invincibility. The reigning Olympic heavyweight boxing champion had never been beaten in a major tournament. Blessed with huge natural talent, Savón married that with incredible power, fitness and tactical acumen, and it was hard to contemplate him failing to win gold again.
Sep 11, 2000 · It's no hype to call Felix Savon's boxing record Herculean: 266 wins, nine losses; six world amateur championships since 1986 and gold medals in the past two Olympics. You'd think a Cuban fighter who...
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