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'''''Guantes''''' was a Spanish-language [[boxing]] magazine that was produced from [[Panama]] and later from [[New York, New York|New York City]]. The magazine's name means ''gloves'' in Spanish.<ref name="pra">{{cite book|author=Prasidh Kumar Mishra|title=Sports Journalism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jcfml8Fqy1wC&pg=PT145|accessdate=August 16, 2015|date=October 10, 2010|publisher=Pinnacle Technology|isbn=978-1-61820-463-9|page=145}} {{Dead link|date=January 2023}}</ref>

==Profile==
The publisher of ''Guantes'' was Hispano American Publications.<ref name=viv/> [[Chon Romero]] served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine for a long time.<ref name=pra/> ''Guantes'' covered news from the boxing world with a special reference to [[hispanic]] boxing news.<ref name="viv">{{cite book|author1=Salvador Güereña|author2=Vivian M. Pisano|title=Latino Periodicals: A Selection Guide|url=https://archive.org/details/latinoperiodical00guer|url-access=registration|accessdate=August 16, 2015|date=January 1, 1998|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-0540-4|page=[https://archive.org/details/latinoperiodical00guer/page/77 77]}}</ref> Each issue of the magazine featured the top ten boxers worldwide.<ref name=viv/> ''[[Ring En Español]]'', which stopped production in 1985, was the main competitor of the magazine.<ref name=pra/>

''Guantes'' held yearly award ceremonies to reward reigning world boxing champions.<ref name=pra/> These ceremonies were usually celebrated at [[New York, New York|New York]]'s restaurant, ''Victor's Cafe''. Many corporate giants have sponsored the event: for many years, the event was called the ''[[Timex Group USA|Timex]] / Guantes'' awards, at other times, the ''Roblex | Guantes'' award.<ref name=pra/>

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==External links==
* [http://www.notifight.com/artman2/publish/Romero_14/Ensalada_de_Guantes_con_Punici_n_3022.php  Editor Romero's page]

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[[Category:Spanish-language magazines published in the United States]]


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