''Guantes'' was a Spanish-language
boxing
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magazine that was produced from
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and later from
New York City
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. The magazine's name means ''gloves'' in Spanish.
Profile
The publisher of ''Guantes'' was Hispano American Publications.
[ ]Chon Romero
Chon Romero (born c. 1940) is a Panamanian sportswriter and sportscaster. He was one of two sportscasters on HBO Latino, commenting on HBO Boxing telecasts.
Romero does not speak English; he worked on the network's Spanish telecasts of major boxin ...
served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine for a long time.[ ''Guantes'' covered news from the boxing world with a special reference to ]hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
boxing news. Each issue of the magazine featured the top ten boxers worldwide.[ '']Ring En Español
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'', which stopped production in 1985, was the main competitor of the magazine.[
''Guantes'' held yearly award ceremonies to reward reigning world boxing champions.][ These ceremonies were usually been celebrated at ]New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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's restaurant, ''Victor's Cafe''. Many corporate giants have sponsored the event: for many years, the event was called the '' Timex, Guantes'' awards, other times, the ''Roblex, Guantes'' award and so on.[
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References
External links
Editor Romero's page
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