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Roberto Duran on COVID-19: ‘Championship fight … I was able to win as team’

Roberto Duran referred to his battle with the coronavirus as “a world championship fight, which I was able to win as a team.”

Roberto Duran referred to his battle with the coronavirus as “a world championship fight, which I was able to win as a team.”

Duran, 69, was admitted to a Panama City hospital last week after testing positive for COVID-19. He reportedly had mild cold symptoms at the time. His son Robin told a Panamanian television channel that “he has almost no symptoms and no fever.

Robin Duran believes his father might’ve contracted COVID-19 on his birthday, June 16, when a stream of admirers went to his home to wish him a happy birthday.

The Hall of Famer was released from the hospital on Thursday. He posted a video on Instagram showing him being wheeled out and he provided a message.

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Buenas tardes mi gente! Hoy, con el favor de Dios, regresé a casa después de batallar contra el virus COVID-19. Fue una pelea de Campeonato Mundial, que pude ganar en equipo, con el apoyo, cariño y dedicación de un cuerpo médico, que no solamente cuidó de mi persona, sino de todos los pacientes, que cómo yo, peleábamos en el hospital contra este virus, que no conoce de leyendas, títulos mundiales, estatus social, raza, religión, etc… A todas esas personas que siguen en la pelea, les mando mucha fuerza y mis oraciones, a sus familiares para que no pierdan sus esperanzas y sepan que Dios tiene el control. A todos mis fanáticos alrededor del Mundo, les doy las gracias por orar por mi y por todos sus mensajes de aliento. No me cansaré de darles las gracias a todos los doctores, enfermeros/as, que día a día dan lo mejor de si, sin importar el riesgo que toman. Yo seré un ex Campeón Mundial, pero ustedes son los verdaderos CAMPEONES DE LA VIDA. Se les quiere, por favor #quédateencasa, sigue la #cuarentena y bajo ninguna circunstancia dejes entrar a nadie a tú casa. Manos de Piedra.

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He wrote:

“Today, with the blessing of God, I returned home after battling the COVID-19 virus.

“It was a World Championship fight, which I was able to win as a team, with the support, love and dedication of a medical team, who not only took care of me, but of all the patients, who, like me, fought in the hospital against this virus, which does not know of legends, world titles, social status, race, religion, etc.

“To all those people who continue in the fight, I send a lot of strength and my prayers, to their relatives so that they do not lose their hope and know that God is in control. To all my fans around the world, I thank you for praying for me and for all your messages of encouragement. I will never tire of thanking all the doctors, nurses, who give their best every day, regardless of the risk they take. I will be a former World Champion, but you are the true CHAMPIONS OF LIFE.”

Panama reportedly has the highest rate of coronavirus infections in Central America, with about 700 deaths and more than 36,000 cases. Panama has a population of about 3.9 million.

Roberto Duran recovering from coronavirus, in good spirits

Roberto Duran is recovering from the coronavirus and is eager to return home, according to reports out of Panama.

Roberto Duran is recovering from the coronavirus and is eager to return home, according to reports out of Panama.

Duran, 69, was admitted to a Panama City hospital this past Thursday after testing positive for COVID-19. He reportedly had mild cold symptoms at the time.

“My dad feels great, in fact he already wants to go home,” the Hall of Famer’s son Robin told a Panamanian television channel, according to BoxingScene.com. “He has almost no symptoms and no fever.

“… The doctors told us that his evolution has been very good and that he has been attacking the disease before it reaches the point of complications.”

The former champion is expected to remain in the hospital for precautionary reasons related to his age and a car accident that injured one of his lungs 19 years ago.

Robin Duran believes his father might’ve contracted COVID-19 on his birthday, June 16, when a stream of admirers went to his home to wish him a happy birthday. The retired fighter self-isolated but couldn’t turn people away.

“You already know what my dad is like,” Robin Duran said. “It is very difficult for him to close the doors to someone, and well, on that day, which was his birthday, they wanted to greet him. It was his mistake, and he paid very dearly.”

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Roberto Duran tests positive for coronavirus, hospitalized

Legendary boxing champion Roberto Duran was hospitalized and tested positive for the coronavirus, his son revealed Thursday.

Legendary boxing champion Roberto Duran was hospitalized and tested positive for the coronavirus, his son revealed Thursday in an Instagram post.

A native of Panama who won world titles in four different weight classes, Duran was best known for his “Hands of Stone” and his June 1980 victory over Sugar Ray Leonard that earned him the WBC Welterweight title.

According to his son Robin, the 69-year-old Duran received test results confirming his positive test for COVID-19 — though his son said he was not showing symptoms other than a mild cold. The boxer, who retired in 2001 with a professional record of 103-16, is not in intensive care and does not need a respirator, Robin Duran wrote in Spanish in his Instagram post.

Doctors also told Duran’s family that his lungs appear to be in good condition.

Duran was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 2006 and was enshrined in the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2007.