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.

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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 62)

Origin

Havana, Havana Province, Cuba

Occupation

boxer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Dragon

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge%20Luis%20Gonz%C3%A1lez
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q761696

Tags

• Havana Province
• boxer

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.