NEW YORK.- Dominicans in this city have deeply mourned the death of their fellow countryman Juan Guzmán, former World Boxing Junior Flyweight champion of the World Boxing Association (WBA) in 1976.
The people from Querétaro consulted by this reporter agreed that, according to published information, his death is very regrettable because it is attributed to a chronic depression because since December he had not received the pension as immortal because he was unable to present a power of attorney to the Foreign Ministry.
Dominican sports are in mourning, indicated the councilor for Upper Manhattan, Ydanis Rodríguez, communicators Andy Salas and Ramón Ramírez (Mister Dj 1), citizens Rahyam Mercedes, Sigfredo Rojas, Juan Tapia, Carlos Tavares, Silvestre Alcántara, and Miguel Rojas, among others.
The 70-year-old immortal of Dominican sports was found dead in his apartment in the Bronx, where the body had been for several days, according to his sister Lorenza Guzmán.
He had a sentimental partner, who died about two years ago, not from Covid-19. The former champion lasted several years as an instructor at the renowned boxing school “Gleason Gym in Brooklyn”, training youngsters at 140-147-154-160- and 175 pounds.
He always fought for a boxing school to be installed in Upper Manhattan, and for this purpose he got to hold a meeting with the then senator Marisol Alcántara.
Guzmán was inducted into the Dominican Sports Pavilion of Fame in the 1995 ceremonial.
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