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Cuba will take its first steps into professional boxing with a friendly team competition against Mexico next month.
The Cubans have selected a team to take part in the professional World Series Boxing (WSB) tournament, which is run by the Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA).
Boxers who take part in the WSB competition are paid but do not lose their amateur status, allowing them to compete at the Olympic Games and other AIBA events.
Cuban boxers have been banned from turning professional. They were expected to compete for the glory of the nation by winning world and Olympic medals, rather than for their own financial gain.
As a result, many talented Cuban boxers defecting from the Caribbean island nation to turn professional and fight in other countries.
One of the most notable cases was three-time world champion and Athens Olympic gold medallist Odlanier Solis. He and Guillermo Rigondeaux, a double Olympic and world champion, defected in 2007.
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The Cubans have selected a team to take part in the professional World Series Boxing (WSB) tournament, which is run by the Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA).
Boxers who take part in the WSB competition are paid but do not lose their amateur status, allowing them to compete at the Olympic Games and other AIBA events.
Cuban boxers have been banned from turning professional. They were expected to compete for the glory of the nation by winning world and Olympic medals, rather than for their own financial gain.
As a result, many talented Cuban boxers defecting from the Caribbean island nation to turn professional and fight in other countries.
One of the most notable cases was three-time world champion and Athens Olympic gold medallist Odlanier Solis. He and Guillermo Rigondeaux, a double Olympic and world champion, defected in 2007.
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