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Which Cuban boxers won three Olympic gold medals in boxing?
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Manny Pacquiao (right) and Floyd Mayweather, Jr., in their 2015 welterweight bout; Mayweather won in a unanimous decision.
Two Cuban boxers have achieved the feat of winning three Olympic gold medals in the same weight class:
- Teófilo Stevenson: He became the first boxer in history to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals in the same weight class, securing victories at the 1972 Munich, 1976 Montreal, and 1980 Moscow Games.12
- Félix Savón: He matched Stevenson's accomplishment by winning gold medals at the 1992 Barcelona, 1996 Atlanta, and 2000 Sydney Games.3