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Trail Of The Unexpected: Boxing in Cuba



Get fighting fit with Fidel

I'm famous. It didn't take long. I had been in Havana for only a few days before strangers began to point at me. "El boxero inglés", they would say. Old men and young children mainly; they would raise their fists, give me a thumbs up, slap me on the back and laugh. At first it was just in the area around the gym where I train, but my fame is spreading. When I run along the Malecón – Havana's seawall, where the citizens come to relax – I get a cheer as I pass. I'll be a sporting legend before long.

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The writer flew to Havana with Virgin Atlantic (0870 380 2007; http://www.virgin-atlantic.com), which flies twice weekly from Gatwick to Havana. Gimnasio de Boxeo Rafael Trejo is at Calle Cuba 815, Havana (00 53 7 862 0266). The cost of training depends on who you deal with - haggling is advised. Aim to pay about $25 (£13) for half a day with an instructor.

Señor Pototo can be contacted via the website http://www.cuba-junky.com

Jab vocab

Gancho: Uppercut
Cruzado: Hook
Derecho: Straight punch
Señor, mi hermana pega mas fuerte que Usted! "Sir, my sister hits harder than you!"
Muere, Imperialista de la puta: "Die, Imperialist scum"
Deja de llorar: "Stop crying"