RIP Alberto Reyes

[Minowafanatic]

http://www.wbaboxing.com/boxing-news/alberto-reyes-of-cleto-reyes-gloves-passes-away

Alberto Reyes, owner of world renown boxing glove company Cleto Reyes, has passed away on January 2nd 2019.

The World Boxing Association (WBA) regrets the death of Alberto Reyes, owner of the historic Mexican company Cleto Reyes gloves, which were used in a number of fights of the black and gold title organization through many decades.

Mr. Reyes branded the company with his father in 1975 and officially founded it in 1979, their gloves now being dispersed across the world on nearly every continent.

Reyes gloves were used by many great fighters, too many to list, but notably Muhammad Ali, Julio Cesar Chavez, Roberto Duran, Mike Tyson, and many many more.

The WBA deeply regrets the departure of a great man of boxing and a great contributor to the development of the pugilistic discipline. May he Rest In Peace.

 

[Brian The Overlord]

Rest in peace..

 

[dembones22]

" HENCHO EN MEXICO "



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RIP.

 

[roventu]

RIP

whats the cleto in cleto reyes come from?

 

[Woldog]

RIP

whats the cleto in cleto reyes come from?

From one of the founders whose name was Cleto Reyes.

"Cleto Reyes Castro was born on April 26th 1920 in Mexico City, in the midst of the reconstruction period after 10 years of revolutionary struggle. Because of the hard times his family was facing, Cleto began to work at the age of 12 in a saddlery where baseball gear was manufactured. In 1936 while he attended elementary school, his huge love for boxing was born as the “Peralvillo Cozumel Arena”, was in front of his school. In 1938, Cleto Reyes participated in an amateur fight, his performance was so outstanding that the public ended up throwing coins into the ring floor; however, the pounding was so hard that he was convinced not to fight again. He chose, instead, to mend the gloves he had used during the fight and this was the beginning of his career in glove manufacture."