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The Cuban professional boxing champion, Yordenis Ugás, responded on his social media to one of his followers who suggested he spar with Miguel Díaz-Canel, whom the boxer accuses of being an "illegitimate" leader.
“It would be the fight of my life”, said the boxer who crowned the welterweight division of the World Boxing Association (WBA) in August 2021, dedicating his title and historic victory against the legendary Manny Pacquiao to the protesters who took to the streets of towns and cities in Cuba on July 11 of that year (11J).
Ugás' response came in regard to a tweet of his where he denounced the fraudulent maneuver of the "swearing-in" of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, where Díaz-Canel, the Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega, and representatives from Russia and Iran attended, amidst the rejection of the vast majority of the international community.
"This trash from Canel is the only president who will be there, surely alongside Ortega. An illegitimate supporting another illegitimate. God must grant me life and health, as well as to all of you who want the same, to see this scum end up against a firing squad condemned by a Cuban court," expressed the boxer on his X account.
Ugás's disdain for the puppet controlled by the Castro regime, whom he identifies as responsible for human rights violations and repression in Cuba, has led him to demand justice for the crimes of the dictatorship and express his desire to see him pay with his life for all the harm he has caused. This harm extends from the massive exodus of Cubans, the deaths of many during perilous journeys and at the hands of oppressors, to the thousands of political prisoners kept in jails.
His words were answered by the X user identified as @MAOOFFL, who proposed a different scenario to Ugás to quench his thirst for justice.
"Or better yet, locked in a ring with you, I like that idea more. I will be like the first one in the audience! Homeland and Life!" said the supporter, to which Ugás replied: "It would be the fight of my life."
A prominent figure in the activism against the dictatorship, Ugás has become one of the voices that most clearly articulates the national plight of Cubans. His clear and direct discourse, infused with profound ethical values and principles of humanity, has made him a beloved figure among the exile community and his compatriots on the island.
"I am a fighter not only inside the ring, but outside of it as well; I fight for the freedom of my people. That is the most important thing for me," Ugás declared before the match that pitted him against Pacquiao. This message has always accompanied him throughout his professional career and whenever he raises his voice as a member of Cuban civil society.
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