business | January 17, 2026

Famous Cuban Boxers

Birthdate: April 13, 1940

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

Died: August 16, 2019

José Nápoles was a Cuban-born Mexican boxer best remembered for his World Welterweight Championship reign during the 1970s. Often counted among the greatest boxers of all time in welterweight division, José Nápoles was inducted into The Ring boxing hall of fame in 1985. In 1990, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.