By Bal Kang: This was a great time for boxing in Panama; I can recall when I first watched some of Duran’s fights on video especially when he fought at the Gimnasio Nuevo Panama in Panama City. Although most of these fights took place before I was even born, it was destiny, this was for me, it’s like I could smell and feel the humidity, the cigar smoke and the passion of the people of Panama, that arena bared witness to some great fights.