''Guantes'' was a Spanish-language

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magazine that was produced from

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and later from

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. The magazine's name means ''gloves'' in Spanish.

Profile

The publisher of ''Guantes'' was Hispano American Publications. Chon Romero 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

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boxing news. Each issue of the magazine featured the top ten boxers worldwide. ''

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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

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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.

References

External links

Editor Romero's page
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