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Kid Gavilan

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Kid Gavilan

Original Name
Gerardo González
Birth
Camagüey, Cuba
Death
13 Feb 2003 (aged 77)
Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
Burial
Doral, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section QM, Block 65M, Grave 3
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Boxer. Born Gerardo Gonzalez, in Berrocal, Cuba, he reigned as the World Welterweight Boxing Champion from 1951 to 1954. He was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1985, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. His height was 5'10''. In 1997 he was featured in the documentary, "Champions Forever: The Latin Legends."
Boxer. Born Gerardo Gonzalez, in Berrocal, Cuba, he reigned as the World Welterweight Boxing Champion from 1951 to 1954. He was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1985, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. His height was 5'10''. In 1997 he was featured in the documentary, "Champions Forever: The Latin Legends."

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Mar 9, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7248935/kid-gavilan: accessed ), memorial page for Kid Gavilan (6 Jan 1926–13 Feb 2003), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7248935, citing Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Cemetery, Doral, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.