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Roberto Durán

b. 1951 · 20th century

Roberto Durán is a Panamanian boxer, nicknamed Manos de Piedra (Hands of Stone), widely regarded as one of the greatest lightweights of all time. He won world titles in four weight divisions between 1972 and 1989, and his victory over Sugar Ray Leonard in Montreal in 1980 made him a national hero, although he lost the rematch later that year.

Roberto Durán
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Roberto Durán. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/roberto-duran
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