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Félix Savón Fabre (born 22 September 1967) is a retired Cuban amateur boxer, who competed from 1980 to 2000. Considered one of the all-time greatest amateur boxers,[2] he became three-time Olympic gold medalist, and the World Champion six times in a row,[3] all in the heavyweight division. In 1988, when he was favored by many to win the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics, Cuban government boycotted the event.[4] Savón is particularly known for having rejected numerous multimillion-dollar offers to defect, leave Cuba permanently to fight Mike Tyson as a professional.[5]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Savón and the second or maternal family name is Fabre.
Félix Savón
Savón (right) in 1987
Statistics
Real nameFélix Savón Fabre
Nickname(s)Niñote ("Big Kid")
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)[1]
Reach82 in (208 cm)
NationalityCuban
Born (1967-09-22) 22 September 1967 (age 55)
San Vicente, Cuba
StanceOrthodox
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Cuba
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 0 0
World Championships 6 1 0
Jr World Championships 1 0 0
Central American Championships 5 0 0
North American Championships 1 0 0
Pan American Games 3 0 0
Central American and Caribbean Games 4 0 0
World Cup 4 0 0
Total 27 1 0
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona Heavyweight
1996 Atlanta Heavyweight
2000 Sydney Heavyweight
World Championships
1986 Reno Heavyweight
1989 Moscow Heavyweight
1991 Sydney Heavyweight
1993 Tampere Heavyweight
1995 Berlin Heavyweight
1997 Budapest Heavyweight
1999 Houston Heavyweight
Junior World Championships
1985 Bucharest Heavyweight
Central America and the Caribbean Championships
1984 Managua Heavyweight
1985 Maturín Heavyweight
1988 Guatemala City Heavyweight
1995 Mexico City Heavyweight
1996 Guadalajara Heavyweight
North American Championships
1987 Toronto Heavyweight
Pan American Games
1987 Indianapolis Heavyweight
1991 Havana Heavyweight
1995 Mar del Plata Heavyweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
1986 Santiago Heavyweight
1990 Mexico City Heavyweight
1993 Ponce Heavyweight
1998 Maracaibo Heavyweight
World Cup
1987 Belgrade Heavyweight
1990 Dublin Heavyweight
1994 Bangkok Heavyweight
1998 Chongqing Heavyweight

Early years


Born in San Vicente, in the Guantánamo Province, ring debut for Savón occurred in 1980, in Guantánamo.

Savón's inspiration to become a boxer was his renowned countryman, three-time Olympic champion Teófilo Stevenson[4] (he later was perceived by the Western media as Stevenson's successor[6])


Career


During his career, in which he did not turn professional, he managed a career record of 362–21, with the majority of his losses avenged.[7][8] 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 Michael Bentt on his way to win the 1987 Pan Am games.[9] Besides winning the Cuban heavyweight title (which he would win each year until his retirement, except 1999 and 2000 when he lost to Odlanier Solís, who he would lose to twice and defeat once in their three meetings), he also won the Junior World Championships in 1985.[10]

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.[11] Chagaev was reinstated as an amateur the following year when these fights were declared exhibitions, but did not regain the gold medal.[12]

"He's just a great guy and he deserves everything he's got.

—Michael Bennett on Savón.[13]

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.[14] 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.[15] In their bout at the 2000 Summer Olympics Bennett would lose 23–8 to Savón.[16]

Savón won three Olympic gold medals, a feat shared with only two other boxers, László Papp and compatriot Teófilo Stevenson. He could have been a four-time Olympic gold medalist, had the Cuban government allowed its team to participate in the 1988 Seoul, South Korea.[4]

Savón's critics said that he is a puncher instead of a boxer who is not satisfied with a decision, 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 1990 Goodwill Games.[4] "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."[17]


Highlights



Retirement and later life


Savón announced his retirement from the ring, but helped train Cuba's fighters for the 2004 Athens Olympics.[18] After winning his third Olympic gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Savón announced his retirement at age 33.[19]

In February of the following year with Fidel Castro also present, Savón had the song "You Love Us" dedicated to him by the Manic Street Preachers, who became the first western rock band to play in Cuba.

In 2018, Savón was arrested amid accusations that he had raped an underage boy.[20]


References


  1. "Olympic Bio: Felix Savón". Sports Illustrated. 7 April 2000. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  2. "Savon makes boxing history". BBC News. 30 September 2000. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  3. Golden hat-trick for battered Savon, Kingston Gleaner, 1 October 2000, p. 29.
  4. Cuban Heavyweight (Associated Press,) St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 3 August 1990, p. 22.
  5. Butler, Brin-Jonathan (2014). A Cuban Boxer's Journey: Guillermo Rigondeaux, from Castro's Traitor to American Champion. Picador.[page needed]
  6. Goodwill (United Press International,) Detroit Free Press, 29 July 1990, p. 40.
  7. "Felix Savon - Olympics Athletes - 2008 Summer Olympics - Beijing, China". Sports.espn.go.com. ESPN. 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  8. "Felix Savon Amateur Boxing Record". Boxing-Scoop.com. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  9. Moran, Malcolm (21 August 1987). "Savon of Cuba Dominates Bent". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  10. Janofsky, Michael (3 August 1990). "A Punching Patriot From Cuba". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  11. "Sorry". Indianexpress.com. Retrieved 21 December 2012.[permanent dead link]
  12. Padgett, Tim (11 September 2000). "Felix Savon". Time. Archived from the original on 2 July 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  13. Just happy to be free: Once jailed, American boxer Bennett can't complain after quarterfinal loss By Tim Dahlberg (The Associated Press,) Doylestown Intelligencer, September 27, 2000, p. 22.
  14. "YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  15. "Plus: Boxing - World Amateur Championships; Cubans Withdraw In Angry Protest". The New York Times. Associated Press. 27 August 1999. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  16. Pennington, Bill (26 September 2000). "Sydney 2000: Boxing: Savon Is Easy Winner Over Benett". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  17. Victorious Cuban Heats Up Cold War by Les Bowen, Philadelphia Daily News, 2 August 1990, p. 63.
  18. "Plus: Boxing; Cuban Champion To Become a Coach". The New York Times. Reuters. 7 January 2001. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  19. "Felix Savon". CNN.com. 7 July 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  20. Castillo, Elisinio (8 November 2018). "Felix Savon in Jail, Allegations of Sexual Assault of a Minor". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 15 November 2019.



На других языках

- [en] Félix Savón

[es] Félix Savón

Félix Savón Fabré (San Vicente, Guantánamo; 22 de septiembre de 1967) es un exboxeador cubano. Durante veinte años de carrera como amateur, conquistó todos los títulos que concede la Asociación Internacional de Boxeo (AIBA), incluidos seis campeonatos mundiales, tres oros olímpicos y cuatro Copas del Mundo, además de ser el único boxeador que ganó tres oros en los Juegos de Buena Voluntad.

[fr] Félix Savón

Félix Savón est un boxeur cubain né le 22 septembre 1967 à San Vicente dans la province de Guantanamo. Comme son compatriote Teófilo Stevenson le fit entre 1972 et 1980, il remporte trois fois consécutivement la médaille d'or aux Jeux olympiques dans la catégorie poids lourds en 1992, 1996 et 2000[1] mais également 6 titres mondiaux consécutifs entre 1986 et 1997.

[it] Félix Savón

Félix Savón (San Vincente, 22 settembre 1967) è un ex pugile cubano, vincitore di tre titoli olimpici (è uno dei soli tre pugili riusciti in questa impresa, con il connazionale Teofilo Stevenson e l'ungherese László Papp) e sei mondiali.

[ru] Савон, Феликс

Фе́ликс Саво́н Фабре́ (исп. Félix Savón Fabré, род. 22 сентября 1967 года, Сан-Висенте, Гуантанамо, Куба) — кубинский боксёр-любитель, трёхкратный олимпийский чемпион (1992, 1996, 2000; один из трёх трёхкратных олимпийских чемпионов по боксу), пятикратный чемпион мира (1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995), трёхкратный чемпион Панамериканских игр (1987, 1991, 1995), трёхкратный обладатель Кубка мира (1987, 1990, 1994), двукратный чемпион Игр Доброй воли (1990, 1994). Кавалер Олимпийского ордена (2001).


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