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Cuban stars escape to turn pro!
Three Olympic gold medalists disappear in Venezuela
By Robert Coster
Cuban amateur boxing stars Yan Barthelemy (light flyweight), Yuriorkis Gamboa (flyweight) and Odlanier Solis (heavyweight), all of them Olympic gold medalists in their in the 2004 Athens , have reportedly deserted the Cuban national team in a drive to try their luck in the pro ranks. The powerful Cuban team had been training in Venezuela in view preparing for the Pan American 2007 and the trio opted to escape from the ever present vigilance of Cuban security and coaches. Their whereabouts is still unknown. The most sought of the three amateur standouts should no doubt be heavyweight Odlanier Solis who can boast three world amateur titles to his lofty record. Other Cubans who deserted and joined the pro ranks over the past years were Joel Casamayor, Diobelis Hurtado, Juan Carlos Gomez, Jorge Luis Gonzalez and Ramon Garbey, with Casamayor and Gomez having won world titles in the pro ranks.
Three Olympic gold medalists disappear in Venezuela
By Robert Coster
Cuban amateur boxing stars Yan Barthelemy (light flyweight), Yuriorkis Gamboa (flyweight) and Odlanier Solis (heavyweight), all of them Olympic gold medalists in their in the 2004 Athens , have reportedly deserted the Cuban national team in a drive to try their luck in the pro ranks. The powerful Cuban team had been training in Venezuela in view preparing for the Pan American 2007 and the trio opted to escape from the ever present vigilance of Cuban security and coaches. Their whereabouts is still unknown. The most sought of the three amateur standouts should no doubt be heavyweight Odlanier Solis who can boast three world amateur titles to his lofty record. Other Cubans who deserted and joined the pro ranks over the past years were Joel Casamayor, Diobelis Hurtado, Juan Carlos Gomez, Jorge Luis Gonzalez and Ramon Garbey, with Casamayor and Gomez having won world titles in the pro ranks.
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