Félix Savón

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, Cuban government boycotted the event. Savón is particularly known for having rejected numerous multimillion-dollar offers to defect, leave Cuba permanently to fight Mike Tyson as a professional.

Félix Savón
Savón (right) in 1987
Born
Félix Savón Fabre

(1967-09-22) 22 September 1967
San Vicente, Cuba
NationalityCuban
Other namesNiñote ("Big Kid")
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Reach82 in (208 cm)
StanceOrthodox
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
1992 Barcelona Heavyweight
1996 Atlanta Heavyweight
2000 Sydney Heavyweight
World Championships
1986 Reno Heavyweight
1989 Moscow Heavyweight
1991 Sydney Heavyweight
1993 Tampere Heavyweight
1995 Berlin Heavyweight
1997 Budapest Heavyweight
1999 Houston Heavyweight
Junior World Championships
1985 Bucharest Heavyweight
Central America and the Caribbean Championships
1984 Managua Heavyweight
1985 Maturín Heavyweight
1988 Guatemala City Heavyweight
1995 Mexico City Heavyweight
1996 Guadalajara Heavyweight
North American Championships
1987 Toronto Heavyweight
Pan American Games
1987 Indianapolis Heavyweight
1991 Havana Heavyweight
1995 Mar del Plata Heavyweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
1986 Santiago Heavyweight
1990 Mexico City Heavyweight
1993 Ponce Heavyweight
1998 Maracaibo Heavyweight
World Cup
1987 Belgrade Heavyweight
1990 Dublin Heavyweight
1994 Bangkok Heavyweight
1998 Chongqing Heavyweight
Goodwill Games
1994 Saint PetersburgHeavyweight
1998 New YorkHeavyweight
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