Boxing is one of the most popular sports in Cuba and its fighters are recognized the world over for their skills and finesse. The Cuban national team holds more Olympic medals in the sport than any other country, making the nation a hotbed of emerging global champions. Compiled over the course of eight years, French photographer Thierry Le Goues spent countless hours in the complex network of training facilities that abound in the island nation, developing relationships with the coaches and their young progeny, following the rise and fall of countless talents and wannabes.
*Havana Boxing Club* captures the sport’s arresting beauty and unrelenting brutality.
Thierry Le Goues was born in Brest, France in 1964 and lives in Paris. Le Goues began his career as a fashion photographer in 1986 working for Conde Nast. His fashion, documentary, and editorial photography has appeared in publications internationally including Vogue and l’Uomo Vogue and much more…
Exhibition from September 8th to the 25th, 2016 .
Archive 18-20
20 rue des Archives 75003 Paris
www.archive1820.com
Photos: Shehan Hanwejjage
