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Florentino “The Ox” Fernandez Dead at 76

Dapper G. January 29, 2013 No Comments

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Cuban middleweight boxer Florentino “The Ox” Fernandez died Monday morning in his home from heart failure at 76 years old. He was popular as a top middleweight contender in the 1960′s and earned a reputation as one of the greats in the sport’s history.

Below is a video of his famous loss against Ruben “Hurricane” Carter,

-MiamiHerald

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