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Nero Chen
Nero Chen (c.1890–1924), a.k.a. ''El Negro,'' was Puerto Rico's first professional boxer to gain international recognition. ==Boxing career== Little is known about Chen's early years except that "Nero Chen" was his nickname, and that he was born in Puerto Rico. Chen moved to New York City and lived in Harlem.〔"Pioneros Puertorriqueños en Nueva York"; by Joaquin Colon Lopez; pages: 229, 230; Publisher: Arte Publico Press (November 2001); ISBN 1-55885-335-9; ISBN 978-1-55885-335-5〕 There he became interested in the sport of boxing. Chen became the first Puerto Rican professional boxer in 1917, when he fought against "Panama" Joe Gans at the Palace Casino on 136th street and Lenox Avenue in Manhattan, New York City. At the time Chen, a Puerto Rican of African descent, went by the name of ''El Negro.'' He lost his first fight against Gans, but beat him in the rematch.〔 Chen's manager had him change his professional boxing name from Nero Chen to ''El Negro.'' Chen then went to Havana, Cuba at 170 lbs., fought a Cuban heavyweight named ''Espagaguerra,'' and lost.〔
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