Jose Legra Legacy: Boxing Legend Remembered | Boxing News

Boxing News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 15, 2026 · 1m

Legendary Cuban boxing icon Jose Legra, a two-time WBC featherweight champion and speedster nicknamed “Pocket Cassius Clay,” has died at 83 after years battling dementia in a Madrid nursing home. Born in Cuba in 1943, he turned pro at 17 and fled Cuba’s 1962 boxing ban to Spain, where he became European champ in ’67 and captured his first world title in ’68. Though his reigns were often short-lived — losing his first belt in his first defense and again in ’72 — his dazzling skill and charisma made him a global sensation. With a record of 129-11-4 (49 KOs), he fought over 100 bouts before…