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Lauzurica MIGUEL ANGEL DIAZ "MALAYSIAN"


From the passion of the Cuban boxing follows the high percentage of fighters who were or had been professional boxers, or many others and amateur boxing practiced throughout the duration of its presence in Spain and in the concentration camps franceses.Boxeaban on the boat path France did in their barracks while waiting to be sent to the front, on the beaches of France while waiting for freedom and of course, on ships in which they returned to Cuba.Isidro Gener "Fandanguillo", "Espadrille" Rodolfo de Armas "Rodolfo trunk" and many other Cubans, followed by throwing fists to make their time more bearable España.Uno of these fighters linked to the boxing world was "Kid Malay, a giant six-foot, tight black, anti-fascist and a sense of humor without limits.
Lauzurica
Miguel Angel Diaz was born in Matanzas on September 29, 1903 in a family of humble workers and pressing necesidades.Desde I was a child was obliged to work on what would out and could barely go to school, but it was an intuitive person and easy to adapt to new tiempos.Siendo just a teenager and had a general idea about the inequalities in Cuba, however, was not militant political group some, their fight was the daily subsistence.
In the early thirties, Lauzurica had decided to emigrate to the Cuban capital where he could offer better opportunities and expect an appropriate occasion for this major shift in its VIDA Matanzas once went through a circus that had been organized in the "Havana Park was a park entertainment every year was transformed into circus and toured various Cuban provinces, Lauzurica managed to join this "troupe" performing tasks of all kinds, from keeping animals, through installation of tents and all types of repairs arose in those jobs actividad.Así spent several months touring Cuba, it was not for that little boy just twenty-five years than ever before he left his province.

In the city of Santa Clara was a circumstance that would mark his life, the circus had a very pleasing number of the public who was in a boxing match between a boxer and circus payroll that spontaneous public that is believed capable of holding up three asaltos.Tal was the popularity of the number that may be part of the show is the most anticipated by the participants, so that when the time set in Santa Clara the boxer who came bearing ordeal that was lying in a hammock really drunk, the head of the circus looking for the solution Lauzurica who said it was imperative to come out to fight rather than fighter titular.Aunque Lauzurica had boxed in his life and initially refused to undergo this ordeal, its imposing size and strength to get to the circus to Havana ring.Si led him to leap to his opponent managed to pass three rounds on foot would be rewarded with five dollars, must be viewed in the context and imagine what they could do those viewers that cifra.Todo was very hasty, and in just Lauzurica minutes on the mat was waiting to hear who would be his opponent, but the precipitation had not agreed on any names for new canvas pugil.Una time, the presenter of the event shouted the speakers: "Ladies and gentlemen, before you Kid Malay, the invincible fighter that has destroyed Matanzas all its adversaries."

The fight was uneven as it appeared to a peasant Lauzurica willing to do anything to get those five dollars, so monumental was beaten, though he would never abandon that nickname, "Malay."

came to Havana in 1931 and experienced first hand the turmoil that engulfed the capital lived in serious incidents that occurred towards the repressive anti-Machado for which Lauzurica immediately took sides but not linked in directly to their acciones.Durante some months went on the payroll of "Havana Park" which was based on the central calle de Prado in a vast area it occupied from the streets of San Jose to Dragones.Sin however, had not come to Havana to spend his life in Low-profile jobs and decided to go one step further so that it did hire driver and obtained a permanent position in a privileged place in the city, including Prada and Virtues and from there traveled frequently to the cafe "The People" which had with a great tradition of gatherings boxísticas.Fue in this place where they met ma s later became a promoter of boxing in the country, "Spike Gutiérrez" and through it won a contract to distribute newspapers to billboards Havana Boxing Arena Columbus, one of the sacred temples of boxing in the island to "Spike" was involved in the promotion of some fights. Without doubt, the young Matanzas was realizing his dream and progressed significantly in this environment capital.Fue gyms, boxing matches and social gatherings in which coincided with Kid Chocolate, arguably the greatest Cuban fighter of the History. "Chocolate" the met when he was still an unknown as it was seven years older than him, so that followed its progression from the bottom and when produced Jo definitive boxing emergence of "Negrito of the Hill" Lauzurica joined his team, sometimes as a massage therapist and others like chofer.Y was how Miguel Angel Lauzurica "Malay" was able to travel and see other worlds , accompanying Kid Chocolate on their U.S. tour, which never missed an appointment in New York. conversation with Cuban journalist Victor Joaquín Ortega, "Malay" said endless trips as were those in which embarked on a ferry in Havana which left Key West (Florida) and there are so divided that "Chocolate" and "Spike Gutiérrez" traveled to New York with first-class ticket on the railway and the rest of the team did on the road, two cars generally
U.S. crossing from south to north and always in one of these "Malay" to volante.Fue at that time that he became aware of the prevailing racism in the neighboring country since in most road bars in which they stopped was denied access to blacks, so that each car carrying a white always bought supplies for the rest of grupo.Vivir under a supposed champion life sacrificed long tours but certainly also meant to touch the glory with his hands every time they returned victorious to Havana.

Lauzurica managed to be respected as a man of boxing and in July 1932, decided to accept a contract to travel to Europe with a group of Cuban fighters who were preparing to tour for several capitales.Fue to Barcelona Fillo Federico Malibran and Echeverría, two leading Cuban boxers after resolving their commitments in the city Catalan returned with the rest of the equipment to Cuba, however Lauzurica decided to stay for a tiempo.Barcelona was an interesting city and Gerardo Machado's Cuba could expect to él.Apenas had spent some weeks in which Lauzurica was devoted to finding a job, when I phoned from Havana "Spike Gutiérrez" and asked the name of Chocolate moviese in Barcelona to see if we could hire some peleas.Lauzurica made contact with a wealthy developer named "Gaza" in that it reached an agreement to hold a battle between local hero Chocolate and Girones, however this match did not take place because the rival of Chocolate was not enough weight so that necessary Chocolate's opponent was a known fighter named "Benza." closed the deal with all his entourage Chocolate was made in Barcelona where he left an excellent image and from there managed to close a contract that would París.Lauzurica thus met Paris more glamorous, was the prodigious decade Chocolate lado.Tras Lauzurica was to fight in France, signed a few fights Chocolate in Madrid and Once held, the government injected group Lauzurica return to Cuba but decided to try his luck in Madrid.Aún there was thirty years old.

Lauzurica's life was pretty tough on capital employed as a masseur España.Se most prestigious gym in the boxing world in Madrid, "Madrid Boxer" which was owned by Juan Rodriguez that the environment was known as English boxing "Uncle Jaw," but his salary was low and had to reconcile this task with the waiter in a tavern in La Gran Via in Madrid, where he was covering a shift noche.Así was maintained over two and a half years a period that barely had room for anything that was not working, but the Popular Front won the elections and the spring of 1936 was the prelude to what would llegar.En that time, Lauzurica had joined the UGT union was in contact with comrades progressive environment.

the morning of July 18, 1936, when he heard about the military uprising, was presented at the headquarters of their union for details of what happened and immediately was ready to fight wherever the first day necesario.Pasó accompanying war fellow of the union were picketing in the streets of Madrid calling people to join the backlash against the rebeldes.El July 29 was formally established the 5th Regiment and Lauzurica voluntario.Fue presented for the "Battalion Deportivo" in which some fellow Lauzurica framed and many other athletes who were in Madrid and many others who came from Barcelona where in those days he was scheduled to hold the "Espartaquiada" or "People's Olympics", a sports games scheduled alternative to the Olympics in Berlin that was used for propaganda purposes by the party Nazi.Su first task was to learn profession of a soldier, so that during the first weeks of the war received military training was given the task acelerada.Seguidamente patrol a Madrid where the bombs and also a fence increasingly suffocating, greatly feared the action of the Falangists masked throughout the city in the fearsome 5 th column of the rebel army.

The month of November marked the baptism of fire for Lauzurica which was intended to defend Toledo.Los Bridge rebels were already in the bank of the Manzanares river so that the republican authorities call the people of Madrid were made under conditions límite.Lauzurica remember that river of women, elderly and unarmed teenagers were heading to the combat zone as a gesture of dignity that never olvidaría.Aquel November 6 was the hardest day had few faced so far, but he was increasingly committed to the fight against fascism. Lauzurica
spent most of the war in the siege of Madrid, plugging penetration attempts of the rebels to capital.En one of these actions was injured in mid-1937 in the endless battles of the House, was transferred the hospital named as number one was located in the Hotel Palace.Allí was treated by his compatriot Luis Díaz Soto had just a few days in the capital.Afortunadamente able to heal their wounds and was reinstated to his unit where he was assigned to internal services cuartel.A in spite of being in a drive that was the only Cuban fighter, Lauzurica shared good times with other compatriots who were in different units of Madrid, where his friend Julio Cuevas.A end of 1937 with a Colombian and two Argentinean was assigned to the headquarters of the International Brigades in Albacete, apparently in an attempt to group in this unit to all combatants Albacete extranjeros.En his arrival was greeted by Jorge Agostini was already a respected army officer Popular.Su Albacete time was short and was soon incorporated into the Ebro offensive, but actually the task of his unit was to set the enemy troops to carry out an orderly withdrawal, something that could not be cabo.Allí was slightly injured and went through various hardships own of an army in descomposición.Retrocedían continuously, almost without supplies and with the enemy on his heels, but endured as possible are pressure and in Catalonia when he received the news of the withdrawal of the International Brigades, which was a real blow to the fighters who had left many colleagues on the ground in late 1938 Spain. was grouped in Barcelona with the rest of Cubans who came from different units and then was concentrated along with other Cubans and foreigners in general Ripoll , Bolonia under the command of Jorge Agostini trying to put some order into this chaos, later taken on a small Casal group to the Forest and in this situation, in early February 1939 he won the French-English border in Port Bou to suffer from terrible humiliation of being treated as a delincuente.Una once crossed the border and handed over their weapons, walked less than forty miles Senegalese Colonial Guards escorted by showing an aggressive and presaged what was to come in the next meses.Su first destination was the beach at Argeles-Sur-Mer where he spent most of his French captivity. There life was extremely difficult, with little food, unsanitary and subjected to total isolation from the many testimonies exterior.Son Cuban fighters stayed in this field shared with those who agree Lauzurica the formidable character of "Malay" or "Gypsy" was as he was called many of his countrymen, and how rewarding it was his company in the most difficult because all it was a joke, I participated in all group activities and gave encouragement to their compañeros.Tras continuous three months in this harsh beach Lauzurica was taken to Gurs concentration camp where only spent a few weeks in which living conditions were somewhat better, even sleeping in barracks and not under makeshift tents and in Argeles, though as would relate later, unless those overcrowded barracks, the rest was as dry as the beaches of the east coast of France. end of April 1939, the pressures on Cuba for the return of combatants Lauzurica took effect and joined one of the first groups campo.Con who left right and in appalling conditions traveled by train to the French capital without food or water that they provided railroad employees from their union was helping as best they could to the men gaunt and frail aspecto.Tras spend a couple of days in Paris, he moved to the French port of La Pallice and embarked on the steamer Orbita, landed in Havana on May 6 1939.Había fought since the first day of the English Civil War and endured four months of internment in concentration camps franceses.Lauzurica boxing returned to the environment and the triumph of the Revolution in 1959 he joined the National Sports Institute where he worked until his retirement .