Jorge Rubio (boxing trainer)

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Jorge Enrique Rubio is a Cuban trainer in the sport of boxing. [1] He is the former coach of the Olympic and national men's boxing team and defected from Cuba in 1997. [2] He was inducted into the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame in 2018.

Rubio has previously trained 6 different world champion professional fighters in Miami, Florida, including Guillermo Rigondeaux, Teofimo Lopez, David Haye, Jermaine Taylor, Amir Khan, and Luke Campbell.

Jorge is currently training 3 fighters ranked in the top 10 in the world in including Abass Baraou, the #1 ranked Super Welterweight in the world by the WBA.

References

  1. ↑ "Boxing: Sports Shorts – Khan looking to Rubio for world lift". Western Mail. Cardiff. 28 July 2008. ProQuest   341825787 . Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Robb, Sharon (8 July 2009). "Defector Risks All For Love, Career". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. ProQuest   387571387 . Retrieved 17 June 2025.


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