MEXICO CITY, June 19 — Mexico City has set a world record for hosting the largest boxing class ever, with 14,299 people taking part in a massive lesson in the capital’s central...
MEXICO CITY, June 19 — Mexico City has set a world record for hosting the largest boxing class ever, with 14,299 people taking part in a massive lesson in the capital’s central plaza, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announced Saturday.
After Saturday’s attendance figure was certified by a Guinness World Records team, Sheinbaum posted a video thanking “the champions and those who made this great triumph possible.” Among the professional boxers who led the session were Mariana “La Barby” Juarez, a three-time World Boxing Council champion in the flyweight, super flyweight and bantamweight categories; Ana Maria “Guerrera” Torres, a two-time WBC super flyweight champion, and David Picasso, a two-time junior champion.“I didn’t think many people would show up,” 52-year-old Araceli Salazar told AFP. “I’m pleasantly surprised.”“There is a very beautiful energy — very joyful, a lot of joy,” she said.