February 13, 2003 Kid Gavilan, hall of fame boxer, died. Gavilan was born Gerardo Gonzalez on January 6, 1926 in Camaguey, Cuba. He started boxing professionally in 1943 and won the World Welterweight Championship in 1951.
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Kid Gavilan – February 13th in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on February 13, 2014 in African American History, February, Sports
Tags: February 13, International Boxing Hall of Fame, January 6
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