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Claressa Shields seated alongside some of her many championship belts.

Claressa Shields and the 13 best multiple-time Olympic gold medalists as pros

•Feb 18, 2026

Of those 25 people to stand atop the Olympic podium multiple times, 13 have fought professionally. Dustin Wiens ranks how their pro careers fared.

Aibek Oralbay (blue) and Julio Cesar La Cruz box at the 2025 World Championships

World Championships Day 8: Aibek Oralbay beats Julio Cesar La Cruz in super heavy thriller

Tom Ivers

•Sep 12, 2025

Cuban great Julio Cesar La Cruz was able to give his Uzbekistani foe a standing eight count in the third, but lost a split decision.

Julio Cesar La Cruz-Dilan Prasovic set for April 11

Per-Ake Persson

•Mar 31, 2025

The Cuban bridgerweight Julio Cesar La Cruz fights Dilan Prasovic of Montenegro on April 11 in Varadero, Cuba

Muslim Gadzhimagomedov Edges Julio Cesar La Cruz in Serpukhov, Russia

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•Aug 27, 2023

Russia's Muslim Gadzhimagomedov secured victory over Cuban superstar Julio Cesar La Cruz at the IBA Champions’ Night in Serpukhov, Russia that preceded International Boxing Day and its worldwide celebrations.

Julio Cesar La Cruz vs. Muslim Gadzhimagomedov on August 26 in Serpukhov

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•Aug 22, 2023

Nine fights are to be featured at the IBA Champions’ Night event taking place 26 August in Serpukhov, Russia on the eve of International Boxing Day. In the main event, two-time World Champion Muslim Gadzhimagomedov from Russia is to fight against legendary Julio Cesar La Cruz from Cuba, a 5-time world champion and 2-time Olympic gold medallist.

Julio Cesar La Cruz, Imam Khataev The Biggest Winners in IBA Champion's Night in Thailand

Carlos Costa

•Jul 16, 2023

PHUKET, Thailand -- Cuban Heavyweight Julio Cesar La Cruz, the two-time Olympic Gold and 5-time amateur world champion, dropped down tough Cuban-born Spaniard Enmanuel Reyes of La Coruña en route to a unanimous decision win in the main event of the "IBA Champion's Night" here in the paradise island of Phuket, in the Kingdom of Thailand.

World Amateur Championship Semifinals: Uzbeks/Russians Win

Alexey Sukachev

•Sep 20, 2019

Tomorrow is the most important day of this year for amateur boxing. Today all preparations for that day were finished as the finalists of the 2019 World Amateur Championship were defined in Ekaterinburg, Russia.

World Amateur Championship: Medalists Defined

Alexey Sukachev

•Sep 18, 2019

The story of the day was an encounter between #8 ranked Russians and #1 ranked Cubans, who collided in five weight classes, and Cuba barely retained her dominance, winning 3:2 over the Russian team. Successful efforts of both veteran Andrey Zamkovoy, who at 32 will earn his second WC medal, following 2009 Milano silver, and young gun Gleb Bakshi were upsets of the day, as was a sudden loss of another #1 Cuban Erisandy Savon, who was defeated by little-known Bulgarian Daniil Pantaleev in the heavyweight division.

World Amateur Championship Tourney in Ekaterinburg Heats Up

Alexey Sukachev

•Sep 17, 2019

The 2019 world amateur championship is presently under way in Ekaterinburg, Russia, which is rightfully labeled as Ural’s first boxing hotbed. After almost two thirds of the tourney, the championship is about to enter its most important rounds – quarterfinals (on Wednesday), semifinals (on Friday) and finals (on Saturday) – with Thursday being the championship’s single day off.

Hamburg 2017 WC Results: Cuba Is Back, Dominates the Rest

Alexey Sukachev

•Sep 3, 2017

Crossing continental Europe one couldn’t find a better place for world championship boxing than Hamburg, Germany, arguably the birthplace (or, at least, the citadel) of the German boxing. It’s where the nineteenth installment of AIBA WC tournaments had taken its place from Aug. 25 to Sep. 2.