{"id":34254,"date":"2020-07-07T15:12:21","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T15:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/?p=34254"},"modified":"2020-07-07T15:12:21","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T15:12:21","slug":"round-12-duran-the-great-warrior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/round-12-duran-the-great-warrior\/","title":{"rendered":"Round 12: Dur\u00e1n, the Great Warrior"},"content":{"rendered":"

Round 12: Dur\u00e1n, the Great Warrior<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Mauricio Sulaim\u00e1n \/ Son of Jos\u00e9 Sulaim\u00e1n \/ President of the WBC
\nRoberto “Manos de Piedra” \u00a0Dur\u00e1n managed to knock out the coronavirus, and is at home after a stay at the General Hospital in Panama.<\/p>\n

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We had just finished celebrating the 40th anniversary of that historic triumph over Sugar Ray Leonard, which happened on June 20, 1980, when the news of Dur\u00e1n’s admission to the hospital was announced.<\/p>\n

Roberto always showed positivity and tranquility, and put himself in the hands of doctors, nurses and the entire medical staff that was there to attend to him. The discharge from the hospital was very emotional, and demonstrated the greatness of all those heroes of humanity who are there ready to save the lives of whoever is in a difficult situation.
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\nDur\u00e1n is a great lover of life, smiling and joking; he is always ready to pass the days with happiness and without worries. Family man, married to “La Fula”, as he calls her, and always take caring of his children. He has a lot of friends, he enjoys music and television.<\/p>\n

Manos de Piedra has Mexican blood; The son of a Mexican father and a Panamanian mother, he has a large family on the border of Mexico and the United States, since his father belonged to the Armed Forces, while he was based in Panama he met his mother and married.<\/p>\n

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\nFor Dur\u00e1n there can be no greater pleasure than being able to sit and watch Mexican movies, or put on tapes with music from Mexico. Jorge Negrete, Mar\u00eda F\u00e9lix, Pedro Infante, Ang\u00e9lica Mar\u00eda and C\u00e9sar Costa are his favorites; Cantinflas, his favorite comedian.
\nOn June 20, Alberto Guerra, Vice President of the World Boxing Council (WBC), organized a heartfelt tribute to the anniversary of that triumph over Leonard. It was during the First Round Latin America program, during the weekly conversations at the Latin American Business School-Infaresa.
\nSergio Fertusio and Leo Ledda led the program, with the formidable participation of Daniel Alonso, who was in charge of giving a masterful introduction to the life of Roberto Dur\u00e1n, which was so impressive and emotional, that Manos de Piedra was smoked that he had tears in his eyes and broke down while trying to say a few words .
\nIt was June 1980. Duran, having vacated the WBC Lightweight World Championship, due to weight problems, \u00a0challenged who was considered the best boxer in the world, the Maryland Wonder, Sugar Ray Leonard.
\nRoberto arrived in Montreal and earned the affection of local fans; He went on to intimidate Leonard, and by getting into the ring, he accomplished the unthinkable and snatched the WBC welterweight world championship from him. That night the greatest idol in the history of Panama was born.<\/p>\n

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Dur\u00e1n returned to his country and found hundreds of thousands \u00a0on the streets to receive him. To this day, he is the person who enjoys the most recognition in that beautiful country.
\nManos de Piedra continued his career in the ring and returned to capture two more world championships. He captivated the attention of the world. He is one of the most important boxers in all of world history.<\/p>\n

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Roberto Dur\u00e1n is simple, adorable and grateful. He took the issue of the pandemic with great responsibility and concern. He stayed at home and followed all the recommendations; He was even a spokesperson for various campaigns in which he participated to try to alert people to the risks of the coronavirus, asking them to stay home\u00a0observing \u00a0total hygiene.
\nOn his birthday, and because he was so loved, he was visited at home by various people, who came to give him the congratulatory hug, talked and left; it turned out that one of those visitors was the one who infected him, and that unleashed his problem.<\/p>\n

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Dur\u00e1n has been thanking the \u00a0so many who showed their affection and concern; Social networks were flooded with messages of encouragement for the champion. Among the most prominent was from Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson, and the \u00a0current boxing idol, Sa\u00fal Canelo \u00c1lvarez.<\/p>\n

I appreciate any questions or suggestion at\u00a0contact@wbcboxing.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Round 12: Dur\u00e1n, the Great Warrior Mauricio Sulaim\u00e1n \/ Son of Jos\u00e9 Sulaim\u00e1n \/ President of the WBC Roberto “Manos de Piedra” \u00a0Dur\u00e1n managed to knock [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n

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