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ning of the bulls of San Fermin, but I abandon that HOW DO YOU REACHED RETIREMENT?
at age of 25, when he saw a high risk of hurting me
or getting hurt, it also happened to me with clim- It came as everything in life in the perfect moment,
bing which I find exciting, but more of the same: is at 37 years old, many battles fights, laziness for
the price to pay to compete in the elite; on the other the training began, as a professional I retired
hand, in summer, some running training I substitu- and never came back, I do not like those fighters
ted them for swimming practice. who return again and again and moves on the ring
, tarnishing their brilliant careers.
WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST OFFENSE RECEI-
VED FROM SOMEONE FROM THE PUBLIC
AND WHICH OF ANY OPPONENT THAT YOU
REMEMBER?

There was more than one, but since you’re Cuban,
I remember in a boxing match in San Miguel del
Padron, in which a spectator shouted: “Punch
that white son of a b ...” and the rest of second to
the third round I started to curse him , and them
Santin, the coach Paco Paco, told me: “Joxe, con-
centrate on the fight,” and when I finished, I star-
ted looking for him and people said, “he’s gone”
... another time was in a fight in Spain against an
African called Eduars, that did not stop insulting
in the press conference and I just told him: “Keep
your energy and your big mouth for the day of the
fight, you’ll lose” and that was what happen ; a
short time later he call me home and apologized,
which I thanked him without rancor.

WHAT DID YOU DO TO RELAX YOURSELF
IN YOUR TIME OFF?

I was always tired and sleepy, so I liked and I like,
Eat well, rest and enjoy conversations with good
friends.

WHICH OF YOUR OPPONENTS IN THE RING
BECAME A FRIEND AND WHO REMAINED
BEING A RIVAL?

I never liked to make friends with my opponents
before any fights and that is the truth, to many of
them never saw them again, most of them were fo-
reigners, others however I have seen them and the
relations are good. Others do not like to meet with
me.

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