My Achievements
I live very close to the boxing gym and began at eight or nine. My mother tried to stop me, but it never worked and eventually she gave up.
I trained from the beginning with coach Ynilo Ruelas, with him I had many victories.
When I won the Junior title I moved to Havana for more training.
In Havana I trained every day with coach Fernando Álvarez.
After I won the National Youth title at Bantamweight I joined the senior National team.
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"I occasionally agreed to carry an opponent, almost always in what is known as a tune-up fight. I never considered it morally wrong as long as I was winning the fight. I was never a killer, like some fighters. I never enjoyed knocking out a guy who I knew had no chance to beat me." Sugar Ray Robinson
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