Global InformationBoxing in Puerto Rico information
The history of the sport of boxing in Puerto Rico is a varied and extensive one. Boxing is a major sport in the Caribbean country, and the sport has produced many champions for the island, both in the amateur and professional ranks, and among men and women fighters.
Prestigious boxing publication Ring Magazine has considered Puerto Rico as, pound per pound, the best boxing nation in the world.[1]
As of 2023, there were 13 Puerto Ricans inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York, all of them men. Of these, 11 were former boxers, with one being a former referee and one a writer.[2] In December 2023, Ivan Calderon became the 14th Puerto Rican to be elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame; he will be inducted in June 2024.[3]
Boxing in Puerto Rico is overseen by the Puerto Rican Boxing Commission, whose president in 2021 was Jorge Colón Colón.[4]
- ^ https://www.ringtv.com/121255-puerto-rico-the-pound-for-pound-king-of-boxing/#:~:text=At%20the%20moment%2C%20for%20example%2C%20Puerto%20Rico%20has,smallest%20ratio%20of%20any%20country%20in%20the%20world.
- ^ "Inductee Index". www.ibhof.com.
- ^ "Class of 2024 Announced In Canastota!". www.ibhof.com.
- ^ "Nombran a Jorge Colón Colón como nuevo presidente de la Comisión de Boxeo de Puerto Rico". Primera Hora. July 20, 2021.