Félix Savón Fabre (born 22 September 1967) is a retired

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, who competed from 1980 to 2000. Considered one of the all-time greatest amateur boxers, he became three-time

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gold medalist, and the

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six times in a row, all in the

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division. In 1988, when he was favored by many to win the gold medal at the

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, Cuban government

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the event.Cuban Heavyweight
(Associated Press,) ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'', 3 August 1990, p. 22. Savón is particularly known for having rejected numerous multimillion-dollar offers to defect, leave Cuba permanently to fight

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as a

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Early years

Born in San Vicente, in the

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, ring debut for Savón occurred in 1980, in

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. Savón's inspiration to become a boxer was his renowned countryman, three-time Olympic champion

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(he later was perceived by the Western media as Stevenson's successor)

Career

During his career, in which he did not turn

, he managed a career record of 362–21, with the majority of his losses avenged. 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

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on his way to win the 1987 Pan Am games. Besides winning the Cuban heavyweight title (which he would win each year until his retirement, except 1999 and 2000 when he lost to

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, who he would lose to twice and defeat once in their three meetings), he also won the Junior World Championships in 1985. 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. Chagaev was reinstated as an amateur the following year when these fights were declared exhibitions, but did not regain the gold medal. 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. 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. In their bout at the

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Bennett would lose 23–8 to Savón. Savón won three Olympic gold medals, a feat shared with only two other boxers, László Papp and compatriot

. He could have been a four-time Olympic gold medalist, had the Cuban government allowed its team to participate in the 1988

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. Savón's critics said that he is a puncher instead of a boxer who is not satisfied with a

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, 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

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. "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."

Highlights

Local match-up (71 kg), Guantánamo, Cuba, 1980 (debut): *Defeated (no data available) (Cuba) KO XVI National Cadet Games (71 kg), Cuba, July 1981: *Finals: Defeated Lino Famide (Cuba) KO National Youth Championships (71 kg), Cuba, 1982: *1/2: Lost to (no data available) (Cuba) KO National Friendship Games (81 kg), Cuba, 1983: *(no data available) National Youth Championships (81 kg), Cuba, 1983: *(no data available) International Youth Tournament (91 kg),

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, June 1984: *Finals: Defeated Uli Klimm (East Germany) RSC 1 XV Central America and the Caribbean Championships (91 kg),

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, 1984: *(no data available) XXIV Playa Girón National Championships (91 kg),

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, Cuba, January 1985: *1/2: Defeated Aurelio Toyo Pérez (Cuba) by decision *Finals: Defeated Hermenegildo Báez (Cuba) by decision XXXVI

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(91 kg),

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, February 1985: *Finals: Defeated Deyan Kirilov (Bulgaria) by majority decision, 4–1 XIV Chemistry Cup (91 kg), Halle, East Germany, March 1985: *Finals: Defeated Michael Ernst (East Germany) by unanimous decision, 5–0 Trofeo Italia (91 kg),

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, March 1985: *Finals: Defeated

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(Hungary) by unanimous decision, 5–0 XVIII Giraldo Córdova Cardín Tournament (91 kg), Ciego de Ávila, Cuba, March 1985: *1/2: Defeated

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(Soviet Union) *Finals: Defeated Hermenegildo Báez (Cuba) RSC 2 National Youth Championships (91 kg), Cuba, 1985: *(no data available) XVI Central America and the Caribbean Championships (91 kg),

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, September 1985: *Finals: Defeated H. Hidalgo (Venezuela) RSC 1 III Junior World Championships (91 kg),

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, September 1985: *1/8: Defeated Ilie Corbu (Romania) RSC 1 *1/4: Defeated Andrey Cholakin (Soviet Union) by majority decision, 4–1 *1/2: Defeated Attila Árvai (Hungary) by walkover *Finals: Defeated Andrzej Golota (Poland) RET 2 XXV Playa Girón National Championships (91 kg),

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, January 1986: *Finals: Defeated Roberto Balado (Cuba) KO 2 XXXVII

(91 kg),

, February 1986: *Finals: Defeated Rudolf Gavenčiak (Czechoslovakia) RSC 3 XVII Chemistry Cup (91 kg), Halle, East Germany, March 1986: *Finals: Defeated Sven Lange (East Germany) RET 3 Ústí Grand Prix (91 kg),

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, March 1986: *Finals: Defeated Anatoliy Savkin (Soviet Union) by unanimous decision, 5–0 XIX Giraldo Córdova Cardín Tournament (91 kg), Camagüey, Cuba, May 1986: *Finals: Defeated Renat Trishev (Soviet Union) by majority decision, 4–1 IV World Championships (91 kg),

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, May 1986: *1/8: Defeated

(Hungary) by unanimous decision, 5–0 *1/4: Defeated Luis Castillo (Ecuador) KO 2 *1/2: Defeated

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(Bulgaria) RSC 2 *Finals: Defeated Arnold Vanderlyde (Netherlands) by unanimous decision, 5–0 XV Central American and Caribbean Games (91 kg),

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, June–July 1986: *1/4: Defeated Emilio Payne (Costa Rica) KO 1 *1/2: Defeated José Acosta (Venezuela) KO 1 *Finals: Defeated Rodolfo Marín (Puerto Rico) RSCH 1 National Team Championships (91 kg), Cuba, October 1986: *Lost to Juan Delis Causse (Cuba) KO USA–Cuba Duals (91 kg),

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, December 1986: *Defeated Huland Copeland (United States) RSC 1 XXVI Playa Girón National Championships (91 kg), Holguín, Cuba, January 1987: *Finals: Defeated Roberto Balado (Cuba) by decision XVIII Chemistry Cup (91 kg), Halle, East Germany, March 1987: *Finals: Defeated Sven Lange (East Germany) RSC 2 Ústí Grand Prix (91 kg),

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, March 1987: *1/2: Lost to Usman Arsaliyev (Soviet Union) KO 3 XX Giraldo Córdova Cardín Tournament (91 kg),

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, June 1987: *Finals: Defeated Juan Delis Causse (Cuba) by unanimous decision, 5–0 X Pan American Games (91 kg),

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, August 1987: *1/4: Defeated Julio Sanchez (Puerto Rico) RSC 1 *1/2: Defeated

(United States) by unanimous decision, 5–0 *Finals: Defeated Juan Antonio Díaz Nieves (Argentina) KO 2 North American Championships (91 kg),

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, August 1987: *Finals: Defeated

(United States) by unanimous decision, 3–0 V

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(91 kg),

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, October 1987: *1/4: Defeated Fred Kaddu (Uganda) by unanimous decision, 5–0 *1/2: Defeated

(Soviet Union) by unanimous decision, 5–0 *Finals: Defeated Arnold Vanderlyde (Netherlands) by majority decision, 4–1 Cuba–USA Duals (91 kg),

, December 1987: *Defeated Jerry Goff (United States) RSC 1 XXVII Playa Girón National Championships (91 kg), Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, January 1988: *Finals: Defeated Roberto Balado (Cuba) by unanimous decision, 5–0 Ústí Grand Prix (91 kg),

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, March 1988: *1/2: Defeated Henrik Satyka (Poland) RET 1 *Finals: Defeated Rudolf Gavenčiak (Czechoslovakia) RET 3 Gee-Bee Tournament (91 kg),

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, April 1988: *Finals: Defeated Yevgeni Sudakov (Soviet Union) by unanimous decision, 5–0 USA–Cuba Duals (91 kg),

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, April 1988: *Defeated Ray Mercer (United States) by split decision, 2–1 XXI Giraldo Córdova Cardín Tournament (91 kg), Las Tunas, Cuba, June 1988: *Finals: Defeated Juan Delis Causse (Cuba) by unanimous decision, 5–0 Leningrad International Tournament (91 kg), Leningrad, Soviet Union, June 1988: *Finals: Defeated

(Soviet Union) by unanimous decision, 5–0 TSC Tournament (91 kg),

, July 1988: *Finals: Defeated

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(West Germany) by unanimous decision, 5–0 XIX Central America and the Caribbean Championships (91 kg),

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, October 1988: *Finals: Defeated Luis Godoy (Guatemala) RET 1 XXVIII Playa Girón National Championships (91 kg), Guantánamo, Cuba, January 1989: *Finals: Defeated Roberto Balado (Cuba) by unanimous decision, 5–0 AIBA International Challenge (91 kg),

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, February 1989: *Defeated Baik Hyun-man (South Korea) by unanimous decision, 5–0 XXII Giraldo Córdova Cardín Tournament (91 kg), Pinar del Río, Cuba, June 1989: *Finals: Defeated Yuri Vaulin (Soviet Union) by walkover VII Military Spartakiad of the Friendly Armies of the Socialist Countries (91 kg),

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, June 1989: *Finals: Lost to Li Dal-Chen (North Korea) KO 1 V World Championships (91 kg),

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, September 1989: *1/8: Defeated Arnold Vanderlyde (Netherlands) RSCH 1 *1/4: Defeated Hamayak Shabazian (Sweden) 32–1 *1/2: Defeated

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(East Germany) by walkover *Finals: Defeated Yevgeni Sudakov (Soviet Union) 18–8 Cuba–USA Duals (91 kg),

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, 1989: *Defeated (no data available) (United States) Battle of Carabobo International Tournament (91 kg),

, 1989: *(no data available) XXIX Playa Girón National Championships (91 kg),

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, January 1990: *Finals: Defeated Alberto Almeida (Cuba) RSC 1 AIBA International Challenge (91 kg), West Berlin, West Germany, March 1990: *Defeated

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(West Germany) 52–12 (5 rds) XXIII Giraldo Córdova Cardín Tournament (91 kg),

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, June 1990: *Finals: Defeated Freddy Rojas (Cuba) RET 1 U.S. Olympic Cup, North America–Europe Duals (91 kg),

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, June 1990: *Defeated Rafael Akopov (Soviet Union) RET 1 II Goodwill Games (91 kg),

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, July 1990: *1/4: Defeated Javier Álvarez (United States) by unanimous decision, 5–0 *1/2: Defeated Viktor Akshonov (Soviet Union) by unanimous decision, 5–0 *Finals: Defeated Yevgeniy Sudakov (Soviet Union) by unanimous decision, 5–0 VI

(91 kg),

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, August 1990: *1/4: Defeated Sean O'Regan (Ireland) RSC 1 *1/2: Defeated

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(East Germany) RET 1 *Finals: Defeated

(West Germany) 29–3 (5 rds) Cuba–USA Duals (91 kg),

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, 1990: *Defeated (no data available) (United States) XVI

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(91 kg),

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, December 1990: *1/2: Defeated Víctor Alarcón (Colombia) *Finals: Defeated José Marrero (Puerto Rico) XXX Playa Girón National Championships (91 kg), Camagüey, Cuba, January 1991: *Finals: Defeated Freddy Rojas (Cuba) on points King's Cup (91 kg),

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, February 1991: *Finals: Defeated

(Germany) by unanimous decision, 5–0 XXIV Giraldo Córdova Cardín Tournament (91 kg), Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, June 1991: *Finals: Defeated Joel Donatien (Cuba) RSCH 2 USA–Cuba Duals (91 kg),

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, August 1991: *Defeated John Bray (United States) RSC 1 XI Pan American Games (91 kg),

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, August 1991: *1/2: Defeated Tom Glesby (Canada) RET 1 *Finals: Defeated

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(United States) RSC 1 VI World Championships (91 kg),

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, November 1991: *1/4: Defeated

Kirk Johnson Kirk Cyron Johnson (born June 29, 1972) is a Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2010, and challenged once for the WBA heavyweight title in 2002. Amateur career Johnson represented Canada at the 1992 Olympics in Barc ...

(Canada) RET 2 *1/2: Defeated

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(New Zealand) KO 1 *Finals: Defeated Arnold Vanderlyde (Netherlands) 39–15 XXXI Playa Girón National Championships (91 kg), Pinar del Río, Cuba, January 1992: *Finals: Defeated Freddy Rojas (Cuba) on points BOXAM Cup (91 kg),

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, February 1992: *1/2: Defeated

Aleksey Chudinov Aleksey Viktorovich Chudinov (28 May 1972 – 1997) was a Soviet and Russian boxer. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Biography Chudinov took up boxing at the age of 12. He was killed during a criminal ...

(Russia) RET 2 *Finals: Defeated

(Canada) 14–5 AIBA International Challenge (91 kg),

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, April 1992: *Defeated Chae Sung-bae (South Korea) RSC 1 XXV Giraldo Córdova Cardín Tournament (91 kg), Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, May 1992: *Finals: Defeated Freddy Rojas (Cuba) on points XXV Summer Olympics (91 kg),

, July 1992: *1/32: Defeated Krzysztof Rojek (Poland) RSC 2 *1/16: Defeated

(Germany) 11–2 *1/4: Defeated Danell Nicholson (United States) 13–11 *1/2: Defeated Arnold Vanderlyde (Netherlands) 23–3 *Finals: Defeated

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(Nigeria) 14–1 XXXII Playa Girón National Championships (91 kg),

Matanzas, Cuba Matanzas (Cuban ) is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. Known for its poets, culture, and Afro-Cuban folklore, it is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas (Spanish ''Bahia de Matanzas''), east ...

, January 1993: *1/16: Defeated Dagoberto Ordoñez (Cuba) RET 2 *1/8: Defeated Esteban Fuentes (Cuba) RET 1 *1/4: Defeated Alexis Echeverría (Cuba) RET 1 *1/2: Defeated Pedro Montalvo (Cuba) 20–6 (4 rds) *Finals: Defeated Freddy Rojas (Cuba) RSC 1 AIBA International Challenge (91 kg),

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, February 1993: *Defeated Sergei Sakharov (Russia) RSC 4 Europe–North America Duals (91 kg),

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, March 1993: *Defeated Vojtěch Rückschloss (Czech) RSC 3 XXVI Giraldo Córdova Cardín Tournament (91 kg), Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, May 1993: *Finals: Defeated Diosdado Ortega (Cuba) VII World Championships (91 kg),

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, June 1993: *1/8: Defeated

Derrell Dixon Derrell Dixon (born October 31, 1970 in Portland, OR) is an American former professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between th ...

(United States) KO 3 *1/4: Defeated

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(Russia) 13–7 *1/2: Defeated Stéphane Allouane (France) RSC 2 *Finals: Defeated

Georgi Kandelaki Georgi Kandelaki ( ka, გიორგი კანდელაკი; born April 10, 1974 in Variani, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union) is a retired Georgian boxer of Caucasus Greek descent, and current boxing administrator. ...

(Georgia) by walkover USA–Cuba Duals (91 kg),

Biloxi, Mississippi Biloxi ( ; ) is a city in and one of two county seats of Harrison County, Mississippi, United States (the other being the adjacent city of Gulfport). The 2010 United States Census recorded the population as 44,054 and in 2019 the estimated pop ...

, September 1993: *Defeated

(United States) by unanimous decision, 5–0 XVII Central American and Caribbean Games (91 kg),

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, November 1993: *1/2: Defeated Julian Skeete (Guyana) RSC 2 *Finals: Defeated Edgardo Santos (Puerto Rico) RSC 2 XXXIII Playa Girón National Championships (91 kg), Ciego de Ávila, Cuba, January 1994: *Finals: Defeated Freddy Rojas (Cuba) on points AIBA International Challenge (91 kg),

, March 1994: *Defeated

Georgios Stefanopoulos Georgios Stefanopoulos (; born March 31, 1962 in Peristeri, Attiki) is a former boxer from Greece, who participated in two Summer Olympics for his native country in the men's heavyweight division (– 91 kg), starting in 1984 in Los Angel ...

(Greece) RSCI 2 XXVII Giraldo Córdova Cardín Tournament (91 kg),

, May 1994: *1/2: Defeated Santiago Palavecino (Argentina) RSC 1 *Finals: Lost to Freddy Rojas (Cuba) 8–9 VIII

(91 kg),

, June 1994: *1/2: Defeated

(Georgia) 19–4 (5 rds) *Finals: Defeated

(Germany) RSC 4 III Goodwill Games (91 kg),

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, July–August 1994: *1/4: Defeated Christophe Mendy (France) 8–6 *1/2: Defeated Peter Müller (Germany) RSC 2 *Finals: Defeated Sergei Mochalov (Russia) KO 1 USA–Cuba Duals (91 kg),

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, October 1994: *Defeated Robert Greer (United States) RSC 1 XXXIV Playa Girón National Championships (91 kg),

, January 1995: *Finals: Defeated Freddy Rojas (Cuba) XXVIII Giraldo Córdova Cardín Tournament (91 kg),

, February 1995: *Finals: Defeated Luis Álvarez (Cuba) RSC XII Pan American Games (91 kg),

Mar del Plata, Argentina Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the seat of General Pueyrredón district. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" is a sh ...

, March 1995: *1/4: Defeated Angus Lewis (US Virgin Islands) KO 1 *1/2: Defeated Santiago Palavecino (Argentina) RSCH 1 *Finals: Defeated

Lamon Brewster Lamon Tajuan Brewster (born June 5, 1973) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2010. He held the WBO heavyweight title from 2004 to 2006, and is best known for scoring an upset knockout victory over Wladimir Klits ...

(United States) RET 2

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(91 kg),

, May 1995: *1/8: Defeated Joon Hyon Yoon (South Korea) RSC 1 *1/4: Defeated

(Georgia) by walkover *1/2: Defeated Christophe Mendy (France) 9–6 *Finals: Defeated Luan Krasniqi (Germany) RSC 2 (9–0) National match-up (91 kg),

Havana, Cuba Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

, July 1995: *Defeated Luis Álvarez (Cuba) RSC XXI Central America and the Caribbean Championships (91 kg),

, September 1995: *1/2: Defeated O. Vasquez (Venezuela) RET 1 *Finals: Defeated Julio Pacheco (Mexico) RET 1 AIBA International Challenge (91 kg), Macon, Georgia, October 1995: *Defeated

Sinan Şamil Sam Sinan Şamil Sam (23 June 1974 – 30 October 2015) was a Turkish heavyweight professional boxing, professional boxer(Azerbaijanis, Azerbaijani origin). As a professional boxer, Sam won the European Boxing Union, EBU,WBC international and WBC Med ...

(Turkey) 11–2 (5 rds) USA–Cuba Duals (91 kg),

, November 1995: *Defeated Nate Jones (United States) 6–2 XXXV Playa Girón National Championships (91 kg), Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, January 1996: *Finals: Defeated Freddy Rojas (Cuba) on points XLVII

(91 kg),

, February 1996: *1/4: Defeated Nedjadi Belahouel (Algeria) RET 3 *1/2: Defeated Gioacchino Mocerino (Italy) RET 2 *Finals: Defeated Christophe Mendy (France) by walkover Ústí Grand Prix (91 kg),

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, February 1996: *1/4: Defeated Peter Müller (Germany) RET 1 *1/2: Defeated Wojciech Bartnik (Poland) 14–0 *Finals: Defeated

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(Belarus) RET 2 XXVII Chemistry Cup (91 kg), Halle, Germany, February–March 1996: *1/2: Defeated Oleg Belikov (Ukraine) RSC 1 *Finals: Defeated Luan Krasniqi (Germany) RET 3 XXIX Giraldo Córdova Cardín Tournament (91 kg), Camagüey, Cuba, April–May 1996: *1/4: Defeated Juan Delis Causse (Cuba) RSC 3 *1/2: Defeated Roberto Camilo (Cuba) RSC 2 *Finals: Defeated Michel López Núñez (Cuba) RSC 2 XXII Central America and the Caribbean Championships (91 kg),

Guadalajara, Mexico Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Mexico, while the Guadalaja ...

, May 1996: *Finals: Defeated Benjamín García (Mexico) RSC 1 XXVI Summer Olympics (91 kg),

Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,71 ...

, July–August 1996: *1/32: Defeated Andrey Kurnyavka (Kyrgyzstan) 9–3 *1/16: Defeated

Kwamena Turkson Papa Kwamena Andze Turkson (born 17 January 1976) is a retired male boxer from Sweden. Turkson competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was stopped in the second round of the men's heavyweight ...

(Sweden) RSC 1 *1/4: Defeated

(Georgia) 20–4 *1/2: Defeated Luan Krasniqi (Germany) by walkover *Finals: Defeated David Defiagbon (Canada) 20–2 Copenhagen Cup (91 kg),

Copenhagen, Denmark Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ...

, November 1996: *1/4: Defeated Sergei Volodin (Russia) KO 1 *1/2: Defeated Mark Simmons (Canada) by walkover *Finals: Defeated Rune Lillebuen (Norway) RET 2 XXXVI Playa Girón National Championships (91 kg), Holguín, Cuba, February 1997: *1/4: Lost to Juan Delis Causse (Cuba) KO 2 XXX Giraldo Córdova Cardín Tournament (91 kg), Pinar del Río, Cuba, June 1997: *1/4: Defeated Benjamín García (Mexico) RSC 2 *1/2: Defeated Mark Simmons (Canada) 12–8 (5 rds) *Finals: Defeated Freddy Rojas (Cuba) 14–4 (5 rds) National match-up (91 kg),

Havana, Cuba Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

, August 1997: *Defeated Juan Delis Causse (Cuba) on points (5 rds) Pan American Tournament (91 kg), Medellín, Colombia, September 1997: *1/2: Defeated Leo Simonis (Argentina) RSC 2 *Finals: Defeated John Arroyo Escobar (Colombia) RSCH 1

(91 kg),

Budapest, Hungary Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population o ...

, October 1997: *1/16: Defeated

(Norway) 4–2 (5 rds) *1/8: Defeated

Igor Kshinin Igor Ivanovich Kshinin (russian: Игорь Иванович Кшинин; born 13 July 1972 in Volgograd) is a retired male boxer from Russia. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) ...

(Russia) 25–4 (5 rds) *1/4: Defeated Mark Simmons (Canada) 15–4 (5 rds) *1/2: Defeated Tue Bjørn Thomsen (Denmark) RSC 3 *Finals: Lost to Ruslan Chagaev (Uzbekistan) 4–14 (5 rds) : XXXVI Playa Girón National Championships (91 kg),

Villa Clara, Cuba Villa Clara is one of the provinces of Cuba. It is located in the central region of the island bordering with the Atlantic at north, Matanzas Province by west, Sancti Spiritus Province by east, and Cienfuegos Province on the South. Villa Clara ...

, January–February 1998: *1/4: Defeated Michel López Núñez (Cuba) RET 3 *1/2: Defeated Yusmel García (Cuba) RSC 2 *Finals: Defeated Juan Delis Causse (Cuba) 19–6 (5 rds) Ahmet Cömert Memorial (91 kg),

, February 1998: *1/4: Defeated Zoltán Kiss (Hungary) RET *1/2: Defeated Roman Sukhoterin (Kazakhstan) RSC 1 *Finals: Defeated Giacobbe Fragomeni (Italy) by walkover Beijing Open Tournament (91 kg),

Beijing, China } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

, March 1998 *Finals: Defeated Ma Jing Wei (China) XXXI Giraldo Córdova Cardín Tournament (91 kg),

Havana, Cuba Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

, June 1998: *1/4: Defeated José Gonzalez (Venezuela) RSC 1 *1/2: Defeated Leo Simonis (Argentina) RSC 1 *Finals: Defeated Juan Delis Causse (Cuba) 19–2 (5 rds) IX

(91 kg), Chongqing, China, June 1998: *1/4: Defeated Georges Akono (Cameroon) RSC 1 *1/2: Defeated Ma Jing Wei (China) RSC 1 *Finals: Defeated Giacobbe Fragomeni (Italy) by walkover IV Goodwill Games (91 kg),

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the U ...

, July 1998: *1/4: Defeated Dmitry Gerasimov (Russia) RSCO (11–2) *1/2: Defeated

Malcolm Tann Malcolm Earl Tann (born August 20, 1978) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2002 to 2017. Amateur career Tann started boxing while serving in the United States Air Force. In 2002 Tann became National Golden Gloves Super ...

(United States) RET 3 *Finals: Defeated DaVarryl Williamson (United States) KO 1 XVIII Central American and Caribbean Games (91 kg),

Maracaibo, Venezuela ) , motto = "''Muy noble y leal''"(English: "Very noble and loyal") , anthem = , image_map = , mapsize = , map_alt = ...

, August 1998: *1/2: Defeated Alejandro Virgen (Mexico) 26–8 (4 rds) *Finals: Defeated Jhony Molina (Venezuela) RSC 2 XXXVII Playa Girón National Championships (91 kg), Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, January 1999: *1/8: Defeated Luis Ortíz (Cuba) RET 4 *1/4: Defeated Alexis Castillo (Cuba) RSC 4 *1/2: Defeated Freddy Rojas (Cuba) 17–2 (4 rds) *Finals: Lost to

(Cuba) 2–4 (4 rds)

(91 kg),

Plovdiv, Bulgaria Plovdiv ( bg, Пловдив, ), is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the c ...

, February 1999: *Finals: Lost to Ruslan Chagaev (Uzbekistan) 2–7 (4 rds) Ústí Grand Prix (91 kg),

, March 1999: *1/4: Defeated Zoltán Kiss (Hungary) RSC 2 *1/2: Lost to Radim Marovski (Czech) 2–4 (4 rds) National Tournament of Champions (91 kg),

Havana, Cuba Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

, April 1999: *1/4: Lost to Noel Pérez Bió (Cuba) KO 2 XXXII Giraldo Córdova Cardín Tournament (91 kg),

, June 1999: *1/2: Defeated Noel Pérez Bió (Cuba) 15–3 (4 rds) *Finals: Defeated Mohamed Azzaoui (Algeria) RSC 2

X World Championships X, or x, is the twenty-fourth and third-to-last letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''"ex"'' (pronounced ), ...

(91 kg), Houston, Texas, August 1999: *1/16: Defeated Deividas Nekrašas (Lithuania) RSCH 3 *1/8: Defeated Andrei Kombarov (Russia) 7–5 (4 rds) *1/4: Defeated Ruslan Chagaev (Kazakhstan) 9–1 (4 rds) *1/2: Defeated Kevin Evans (Wales) RET 4 *Finals: Lost to Michael Bennett (United States) due to boycotting the final XXXVIII Playa Girón National Championships (91 kg), Guantánamo, Cuba, January 2000: *1/8: Defeated Alexis Castillo (Cuba) RSC 1 *1/4: Defeated Freddy Rojas (Cuba) RSC 4 *1/2: Defeated Alberto Almeida (Cuba) RSC 1 *Finals: Lost to

(Cuba) 3–6 (4 rds) Ústí Grand Prix (91 kg),

, March 2000: *1/2: Defeated

Sultan Ibragimov Sultan-Ahmed Magomedsalihovich Ibragimov (russian: Султан-Ахмед Магомедсалихович Ибрагимов, av, Султан-АхӀмад МухӀаммадсалихӀазул вас Ибрагьимов; born 8 March 1975 ...

(Russia) 10–4 (4 rds) *Finals: Defeated

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(Germany) by walkover Ukraine–Cuba Duals (91 kg), Kiev, Ukraine, March 2000: *Defeated Alexandr Yatsenko (Ukraine) (4 rds) *Defeated Vitali Nayasov (Ukraine) by unanimous decision, 3–0 (4 rds) National Olympic Trials (91 kg),

Havana, Cuba Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

, June 2000: *1/4: Defeated Yusmel García (Cuba) RSCO 3 *1/2: Defeated Alexis Castillo (Cuba) RSC 3 *Finals: Defeated Noel Pérez Bió (Cuba) 6–4 (4 rds) XXXIII Giraldo Córdova Cardín Tournament (91 kg), Las Tunas, Cuba, July 2000: *1/4: Defeated Yusmel García (Cuba) by walkover *1/2: Defeated Mahomed Adamov (Kazakhstan) RSC 3 *Finals: Defeated

(Cuba) 4–3 (4 rds) XXVII Summer Olympics (91 kg),

, September 2000: *1/16: Defeated Ojemaye Rasmus (Nigeria) RSCO 2 (18–3) *1/4: Defeated Michael Bennett (United States) RSCO 3 (23–8) *1/2: Defeated Sebastian Köber (Germany) 19–8 (4 rds) *Finals: Defeated

(Russia) 21–13 (4 rds)

Retirement and later life

Savón announced his retirement from the ring, but helped train Cuba's fighters for the

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. After winning his third Olympic gold at the

in Sydney, Savón announced his retirement at age 33. In February of the following year with

Fidel Castro Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (; ; 13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as the prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and president from 1976 to 2 ...

also present, Savón had the song "

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" dedicated to him by the

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, who became the first

western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US * Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that i ...

rock band to play in Cuba. In 2018, Savón was arrested amid accusations that he had raped an underage boy.

References

External links

*
Amateur career of Félix Savón (in Spanish) compiled by Pedro Cabrera Isidrón of the Cuban Olympics Committee. Last updated: September 17, 2008
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Savon, Felix 1967 births Living people AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Boxers at the 1987 Pan American Games Boxers at the 1991 Pan American Games Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1995 Pan American Games Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Cuban male boxers Heavyweight boxers Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Cuba Olympic gold medalists for Cuba Olympic medalists in boxing Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in boxing People from Guantánamo Province Recipients of the Olympic Order Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games