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The biggest boxing lesson of all time took place on Saturday in the central Plaza Zócalo in the Mexican capital – and secured the metropolis another entry in the Guinness Book of Records.
Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announced the success of the record attempt on Saturday. Your administration had organized the record attempt. Sheinbaum posted a video thanking the “champions and those who made this possible.”
The boxing lesson began with warm-up exercises from the Far Eastern martial art Tai Chi and ended with various boxing exercises. The thousands of participants were guided by boxing professionals Mariana “La Barby” Juárez, Ana María “Guerrera” Torres and David Picasso, among others.
Several celebrities had promoted the campaign, including US actor Sylvester Stallone, who had played boxing star Rocky Balboa in several films since 1976. Mexico City holds several Guinness World Records, including the largest number of pre-packaged tacos served (1,230 kilos), the largest number of free Wi-Fi hotspots in a city (21,500) and the largest number of people playing soccer at the same time (1,080). .
Source: Nachrichten
