Editing Roberto Durán (section)

== Retirement ==
[[File:Roberto Duran signing autographs in Jan 2014.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Durán signs autographs at a Houston sports collectors show in January 2014.]][[File:Duran and Mosley.jpg|250px|thumb|Durán training [[Shane Mosley]] for his fight against [[David Avanesyan]], 2016]]
In October 2001, Durán traveled to [[Argentina]] to promote a [[salsa music]] CD that he had just released. While there, he was involved in a car crash and required life-saving surgery. After that incident, he announced his retirement from boxing at the age of 50.<ref name="retirement">{{cite web | title=Roberto Duran quits boxing at 50 after car crash | work=USA Today | url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/stories/2002-01-26-duran.htm |access-date=January 26, 2002}}</ref>

Announcing his retirement, Durán cited the weight issues of his friend, Argentinian football legend [[Diego Maradona]], as motivation for getting back in shape, stating "as of now, I am exercising so that when the [retirement] honors arrive the people will see me in shape. I don't want to [look] like Maradona did, all fat."<ref name="retirement"/>

Durán's five world title belts, which he won in four different divisions, were stolen from his house in Panama in 1993 during a robbery allegedly staged by his brother-in-law, who gave them to memorabilia seller Luis González Báez, who stood trial for trying to sell stolen goods. González Báez allegedly sold the belts to undercover [[FBI]] agents. He alleged that Durán authorized the sale of the five belts to him during a time that Durán was facing financial trouble. On September 23, 2003, a federal judge in [[Florida]] ordered the five belts returned to Durán.

His 70 wins by knockout place him in an exclusive group of boxers who have won 50 or more fights by knockout. He is ranked number 28 on ''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]'''s list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.

On October 14, 2006, Durán was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in Riverside, California,<ref>{{cite web | title=Duran inducted into World Boxing Hall of Fame | work=ESPN | date=October 15, 2006 | url=https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2626319 |access-date=October 15, 2006}}</ref> and on June 10, 2007, into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in Canastota, New York.

In June 2020, Durán was diagnosed with [[Covid-19]] after going to hospital with [[common cold]] symptoms. Durán underwent treatment for the disease.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/ex-boxing-champ-roberto-duran-tests-positive-for-coronavirus|title = Ex-boxing champ Roberto Durán tests positive for coronavirus|website = [[Fox News]]|date = June 26, 2020}}</ref> Coincidentally, the diagnosis came on the 48th anniversary of Durán's first world title victory against Ken Buchanan, which took place on June 26, 1972. He was released from the hospital weeks later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/boxing/news/legendary-boxing-champion-roberto-duran-discharged-from-hospital-after-testing-positive-for-covid-19/|title = Legendary boxing champion Roberto Duran discharged from hospital after testing positive for COVID-19| date=July 2, 2020 }}</ref>

Today he is the brand ambassador of [[Panama Blue]], Panama's premium bottled water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prensa.com/impreso/rempresarial/2013-10-12|title=Reseña Empresarial – La Prensa|work=La Prensa|access-date=November 22, 2015|archive-date=September 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915094841/http://www.prensa.com/impreso/rempresarial/2013-10-12|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Durán is a licensed ultralight aircraft pilot in Panama. He flew a Quick Silver MX model.<ref>[http://granportalaviacion.com/panama-efemerides/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228085922/http://granportalaviacion.com/panama-efemerides/|date=December 28, 2012}}</ref>
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Durán's daughter, Irichelle Durán, was a professional boxer herself who garnered a record of one win and two losses in three bouts, with one win by knockout. She is a resident of [[Puerto Rico]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/20449|title=BoxRec: Irichelle Duran}}</ref>

In March 2024, it was revealed that Durán suffers a heart problem known as [[atrioventricular blockage]], He had surgery on Monday 18 March in Panama to have a pacemaker placed in his chest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/39761246/boxing-great-roberto-duran-gets-pacemaker-heart-issues|title=Boxing great Duran, 72, receives pacemaker|date=March 18, 2024|website=ESPN.com}}</ref>