“Hands of Stone “boxing legend hospitalized with coronavirus
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 16, 2000, four-time super middle-weight world champion Roberto "Manos de Piedra" Duran (C) from Panama holds the title belt after beating US challenger Pat Lawlor in Panama City. - Former world boxing champion Panamanian Roberto "Manos de Piedra" Duran, was hospitalized on June 25, 2020 with COVID-19, although his life is not in danger at the moment, announced one of his sons, the same day Panama broke its daily record for new cases of the novel coronavirus. (Photo by GUIDO BLANDON / AFP)
Panama and world legendary boxer Roberto “Hands of Stone” boxer Roberto Duran, 69, has tested positive for coronavirus and is in a a private hospital.
Duran, also known locally as El Chollo, retired in 2001 with an impressive 103-16 overall record and 70 knockouts.
The former four-time super middle-weight WBC world champion who fought as a professional from age 16 to 50 was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2007. He has several incredible wins under his belt — including one against Sugar Ray Leonard in 1980 at the “Brawl in Montreal,” where he handed Leonard his first career loss to earn the WBC title.
