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Hudson faces boxer from Cuba in finals

...But the Cubans came back Wednesday to win two of three bouts with Americans, including Olympic heavyweight champion Felix Savon and bantamweight Waldemar Font, the world championship silver medalist. "Cuba is such a tough team," Hudson said...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1998/07/31/oth_234789.shtml
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Boxing authority suspends four judges

...over Juan Hernandez of Cuba, setting off an angry protest and demonstration by the Cubans. Cuban heavyweight champion Felix Savon later refused to enter the ring for his fight and the title was awarded to Michael Bennett of Chicago. After reviewing...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1999/08/28/oth_268947.shtml
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Hudson advances to Goodwill semifinals

...Americans in the heavyweight group, which also includes four-time world champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Felix Savon of Cuba. The Colorado veteran knows it will be a tough battle to get to Friday's final. "I turn 30 Saturday, so...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1998/07/28/oth_234505.shtml
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Overtime

...year for the Kentucky-bred daughter of Deposit Ticket. BOXING: Two-time Olympic and five-time world champion Felix Savon of Cuba was beaten in the heavyweight final of the World Amateur Boxing Championships on Saturday. Savon, 30, seeking...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1997/10/26/oth_216607.shtml
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Sport capsules

...for the women's medals while Argentina and Switzerland are the other top men's teams. Boxing: Cuban heavyweight Felix Savon is trying to become the third three-time Olympic champion. The United States has not won more than one gold medal...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2000/09/11/oly_295592.shtml
Olympics
Forrest, Mitchem can come home again to fight

...because of head blows. Ravelo is the 1999 U.S. Challenge Championships champion. Two-time Olympic heavyweight Felix Savon of Cuba easily won his first match over Deividas Nekrasas of Lithuania when the referee stopped the fight in the second...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1999/08/22/oth_268435.shtml
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Red ink won't slow Goodwill Games

...players including Michael Johnson, Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Dan O'Brien in track and field, Cuban heavyweight boxer Felix Savon, swimmers Jenny Thompson and Aleksandr Popov, and the U.S. basketball, wrestling and women's soccer teams...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1998/08/03/oth_235018.shtml
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Overtime: Rodman agrees to contract

...outpointed Olympic and world champion Daniel Petrov of Bulgaria 5-3. Two-time Olympic and five-time world champion Felix Savon Fabre of Cuba may well collect his sixth world title Saturday. The heavyweight advanced when the coach of Tue Bjorn...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1997/10/24/oth_216489.shtml
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BASKETBALL (Women): A second-half fight slightly injured one player and led to the ejection of another, marring Russia's 91-74 victory over Cuba in the fifth-place game. Japan, in its first appearance since 1976, registered an 81-63 victory over Italy in

...had 10 rebounds and Beverly Smith scored 21 points as Canada beat Zaire 88-46 in the 11th-place game.BOXING: Felix Savon of Cuba, a five-time world champion, won his second straight heavyweight gold medal with a 20-2 victory over David...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1996/08/04/oly_199123.shtml
Olympics
Draw kind to boxers

...fighter before the medal rounds. He could have one of the most anticipated matches of the Games, against Cuba's Felix Savon, in the quarter finals, if both boxers win their early bouts. "Overall I thought that the draw that we got was pretty...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2000/09/15/oly_296194.shtml
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