1.   But the boxer to watch is Cuban heavyweight Felix Savon, the favorite, who is taking on Kwamena Turkson of Sweden.

2.   It is only natural to compare Savon to the other great Cuban heavyweight, Teofilo Stevenson, who won three Olympic gold medals.

3.   And with that, Savon joined fellow Cuban heavyweight Teofilo Stevenson as a three-time Olympic boxing gold champion.

4.   Cuban heavyweight Felix Savon, the defending gold medalist, knocked out Kwamena Turkson of Sweden in the first round Thursday for another easy victory at the Atlanta Olympics.

5.   That same night, Cuban heavyweight champion Felix Savon refused to enter the ring for his fight and the title was awarded to U.S. boxer Michael Bennett.

6.   Though Luna won Wednesday, Cuban super heavyweight Alexis Rubalcaba was eliminated in perhaps the most crowd-pleasing fight of the games by Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov of Kazakstan.

7.   Cuban heavyweight legend Felix Savon moved closer to an unprecented fifth consecutive world championship gold medal when he reached the semi-finals without throwing a punch here on Wednesday.

8.   Cuban heavyweight legend Felix Savon took a further step towards an unprecedented fifth consecutive World Championship gold medal when he advanced to the semi-finals without throwing a punch.

9.   Last week, Cuban heavyweight judo silver medallist Estela Rodriguez was let off with a warning after testing positive for a slimming drug.