Mexican Raul “Ratón” Macias receives OLY posthumous certificate

The legendary boxer and beloved idol of national and international boxing, Raúl “Ratón” Macías, is awarded with the OLY certificate, a distinction granted for having represented Mexico in the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games.

Within the framework of the Ordinary General Assembly of the Association of Mexican Olympians, it was where relatives of the former boxer born in Guanajuato, but living in Tepito, Mexico City, since childhood, received the documents from the Olympic medalist Jesús Mena Campos.

His wife, Yolanda Calderón, and his children, Arturo and Yolanda Macías Calderón, attended the Assembly last Saturday in the dining room of the Mexican Olympic Sports Center, which was attended by Daniel Aceves Villagrán, promoter of the award ceremony; Carlos Padilla Becerra, permanent member of the Mexican Olympic Committee (COM) and María José Alcalá, president of the COM.

“I had a pleasant friendship with Raúl, with whom I lived great moments. He was a great character and part of the popular culture of our country. He was always a dignified man, who knew that the people loved him, that’s why he traveled by subway with his guayabera. Everyone recognized him and everyone asked him for photos and he never refused,” said Carlos Padilla Becerra, former president of COM and friend of the legendary former boxer.

Raúl “Ratón” Macías was a famous Mexican boxer, who obtained the World Bantamweight Championship in 1955, a true idol when the broadcasts of his fights were on the radio and thrilled all of Mexico. The country came to a standstill!

His daughter Yolanda Macías thanked the great tribute paid by the Mexican Olympic family. “It has been 13 years since his passing and my father was a great athlete, always accompanied by his phrase, I owe everything to my manager and to the Virgin of Guadalupe. He was a Central American and Pan American medalist.

“This is a recognition that gives prestige and dignity to those who have lived through the Olympic movement,” said Aceves Villagrán.