LUIS “El Leon” Garcia could be contemplating Olympic gold medals if he remained in his native Cuba but, instead, he faces the biggest assignment of his short professional career at The Aura in Letterkenny tonight when he takes on Uruguay’s Jorge Rodriguez on the undercard to Paul McCloskey’s European title defence.

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez’s governing party predicted it had won a sweeping victory in congressional elections, citing internal party counts suggesting its candidates had won more than two-thirds of seats.

A week before a recall referendum on President Hugo Chavez’s rule, supporters and opponents of the Venezuelan leader held massive events in Caracas, each side confident of victory in the emotionally-charged election.