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Legendary Cuban boxing icon Jose Legra, a two-time WBC featherweight champion and speedster nicknamed “Pocket Cassius Clay,” has died at 83 after years battling dementia in a Madrid nursing home. Born in Cuba in 1943, he turned pro at 17 and fled Cuba’s 1962 boxing ban to Spain, where he became European champ in ’67 and captured his first world title in ’68. Though his reigns were often short-lived — losing his first belt in his first defense and again in ’72 — his dazzling skill and charisma made him a global sensation. With a record of 129-11-4 (49 KOs), he fought over 100 bouts before retiring after a shocking first-round KO loss to Alexis Arguello. Beyond the ring, he built a shoe empire, dabbled in real estate, and even worked in TV in the ’90s — leaving behind a legacy as one of boxing’s most electrifying and resilient fighters.

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