Posted on Tue, Aug. 07, 2007
From Miami Herald Wire Services
HAVANA --
An Olympic boxing champion who disappeared during the Pan American Games
in Brazil but was later arrested and deported to Cuba had dreamed of
airing his grievances with Fidel Castro, not defecting, his
sister-in-law said Monday.
Two-time bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux, who arrived back in
Cuba on Sunday, ''wanted to speak to Fidel several times to explain his
problems, but they never let him,'' said Marilyn Clavero, the sister of
the boxer's wife, Farah Colina.
Clavero told The Associated Press that the boxer's relatives don't know
when he will be allowed to return to his home, but that they were
painting Rigondeaux's modest apartment in Havana and plan to feast on a
pig when he arrives.
''Guillermo bought the pig before going to Rio, thinking about
celebrating his return with a gold medal,'' she said.
Clavero said she didn't know what happened in Brazil, ``but he didn't
leave here with the idea of deserting.''
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