Company: Olympic Channel
Country: SPAIN
Section: OLYMPIC GAME – OLYMPIC SPIRIT
Discipline: Boxing
Year: 2018
Director: Peter Berg
Editing: Javi Dampierre
Photo: Diego Hurtado de Mendoza
Soundtrack: Arturo Cardelus
Voice Off: Peter Berg
Producer: Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, Jon Weinbach
CoProducer: Frank Marshall, Mike Tollin, Mark Parkman, Greg Groggel, Yiannis Exarchos, Federico de Mojana
Time: 87 min
Synopsis
It is an in-depth look at Cuba’s overwhelming history of success in the sport of boxing. Over the past 50 years, and despite being a nation of only 11 million residents, Cuba has produced more Olympic boxing medallists than any other Country: 73 medals, 38 of which are gold. The success has been led by three-time heavyweight gold medallists Teófilo Stevenson, who after turning down a million-dollar offer to fight Muhammad Ali turned professional in favour of continuing to fight for his beloved homeland, Félix Savón, as well as the man behind their greatest achievements, the legendary coach Alcides Sagarra Carón.