Jorge Luis González

To me, Jorge Luis González is a heavyweight wrapped in romance and melancholy. Born in Havana, he was a genuine amateur monster, twice a Pan American Games gold medalist, before crossing into the professional ranks and the WBO Latino title. There is a bittersweet edge to his story, the towering talent that did not fully translate to boxing's biggest stages. Yet I find the leap from socialist Cuba into the cutthroat pro world genuinely brave. Even the disputed birth year suits him, an air of mystery befitting a man who lived by the ring. He is imperfect, and that is exactly why he stays in the memory.

Name (English)

Jorge Luis González

Name (Japanese)

ホルヘ・ルイス・ゴンサレス

Reading

ほるへ・るいす・ごんされす

Born

October 19, 1964 (age 61)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Dragon

Origin

Havana, Havana Province, Cuba

Occupation

boxer

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9B%E3%83%AB%E3%83%98%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B5%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9

Tags

• Havana Province
• boxer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.