Legendary Cuban Boxer Teofilo Stevenson died at the Age of 60

Legendary Cuban Boxer Teofilo Stevenson died of heart attack on 13 June 2012 at the age of 60. An amateur boxer he never turned professional in his 14-year long career.

Stevenson, who  won his first gold at the 1972 Munich Games, and went on to win two more golds at the 1976 Montreal and 1980 Moscow Games, ruled the game for nearly 14 years. He was the first fighter to win the Olympic gold medal in the same division three times. Stevenson was denied a chance of a fourth medal after Cuba joined the Soviet boycott of the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

The legendary boxer, who quit the game in 1986, had emerged victorious in a record 302 bouts out of 321 that he played. Subsequently, he served as a trainer and official with Cuban boxing federation mentoring Felix Savon, who also like his trainer went on to win three Olympic golds (1992, 1996, 2000).

A fervent patriot, Stevenson refused to contest a highly lucrative bout against then-world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali after the 1976 Montreal Games. He was offered 1 million dollar for that bout, but he did not give up his amateur status.