Jorge Gonzales, a super-heavyweight boxer from Cuba,...
From Staff and Wire Reports
Jorge Gonzales, a super-heavyweight boxer from Cuba, has asked for political asylum in Finland after defecting during an international tournament in Helsinki, authorities said. Gonzales, 29, has won 200 of 220 amateur bouts and the Pan American championship twice.
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