Roberto Durán
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Roberto Durán is a legendary Panamanian professional boxer widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in history, famed for his ferocious style and success across multiple weight divisions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roberto Durán canonical | 29 |
| Roberto Durán Samaniego | 2 |
| Roberto Durán Jr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1452817 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roberto Durán Context triple: [World Welterweight Title, notableFormerChampion, Roberto Durán]
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Marvin Hagler
Marvin Hagler was an American professional boxer widely regarded as one of the greatest middleweight champions in boxing history.
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B.
Thomas Hearns
Thomas Hearns is an American boxing legend known for his devastating punching power, multiple world titles across different weight classes, and classic battles in the 1980s against fellow greats like Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvin Hagler.
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C.
Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Leonard is an American boxing legend widely regarded as one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters in history, known for his speed, skill, and multiple world titles across weight classes.
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D.
Julio César Chávez
Julio César Chávez is a legendary Mexican professional boxer widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in boxing history, known for his relentless pressure style, iron chin, and multiple world titles across three weight divisions.
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E.
Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield is an American former professional boxer and undisputed cruiserweight and heavyweight champion, best known for his epic bouts with Mike Tyson and Riddick Bowe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roberto Durán Target entity description: Roberto Durán is a legendary Panamanian professional boxer widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in history, famed for his ferocious style and success across multiple weight divisions.
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A.
Marvin Hagler
Marvin Hagler was an American professional boxer widely regarded as one of the greatest middleweight champions in boxing history.
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B.
Thomas Hearns
Thomas Hearns is an American boxing legend known for his devastating punching power, multiple world titles across different weight classes, and classic battles in the 1980s against fellow greats like Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvin Hagler.
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C.
Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Leonard is an American boxing legend widely regarded as one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters in history, known for his speed, skill, and multiple world titles across weight classes.
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D.
Julio César Chávez
Julio César Chávez is a legendary Mexican professional boxer widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in boxing history, known for his relentless pressure style, iron chin, and multiple world titles across three weight divisions.
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E.
Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield is an American former professional boxer and undisputed cruiserweight and heavyweight champion, best known for his epic bouts with Mike Tyson and Riddick Bowe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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professional boxer ⓘ world boxing champion ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Panama ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1951-06-16 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Panamanian ⓘ |
| familyName | Durán ⓘ |
| fought |
Esteban De Jesús
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Ken Buchanan ⓘ Marvin Hagler ⓘ Sugar Ray Leonard ⓘ Thomas Hearns ⓘ |
| fullName |
Roberto Durán Samaniego
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linked to:
Roberto Durán
|
| givenName | Roberto ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | International Boxing Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Roberto Durán Jr.
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linked to:
Roberto Durán
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| heldTitle |
WBA light middleweight title
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WBA lightweight title ⓘ WBC lightweight title ⓘ WBC middleweight title ⓘ WBC welterweight title ⓘ undisputed lightweight world champion ⓘ |
| isConsidered | one of the greatest boxers of all time ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aggressive fighting style
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defensive skills and inside fighting ⓘ punching power ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| nickname |
Hands of Stone
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Manos de Piedra ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
defeated Sugar Ray Leonard in Montreal in 1980 to win WBC welterweight title
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infamous for "No Más" rematch with Sugar Ray Leonard in 1980 ⓘ |
| numberOfWeightDivisionsWithWorldTitles | 4 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | El Chorrillo, Panama City, Panama ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Édgar Ramírez ⓘ |
| professionalRecordKnockouts | 70 ⓘ |
| professionalRecordLosses | 16 ⓘ |
| professionalRecordWins | 103 ⓘ |
| residence |
Panama City, Panama
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linked to:
Panama City
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| style | orthodox stance ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
film "Hands of Stone"
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linked to:
Hands of Stone
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| turnedProfessional | 1968 ⓘ |
| weightClass |
light middleweight
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lightweight ⓘ middleweight ⓘ super middleweight ⓘ welterweight ⓘ |
| yearsActiveAsProfessional | 1968–2001 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roberto Durán Description of subject: Roberto Durán is a legendary Panamanian professional boxer widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in history, famed for his ferocious style and success across multiple weight divisions.
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