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Alexis Argüello

1952 - 2009

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Alexis Argüello (April 19, 1952 – July 1, 2009) was a Nicaraguan professional boxer who competed from 1968 to 1995, and later became a politician. He was a three-weight world champion, having held the WBA featherweight title from 1974 to 1976; the WBC super featherweight title from 1978 to 1980; and the WBC lightweight title from 1981 to 1982. Additionally, he held the Ring magazine and lineal featherweight titles from 1975 to 1977; the Ring lightweight title from 1981 to 1982; and the lineal lightweight title in 1982. In his later career, he challenged twice for light welterweight world titles, losing both times in famous fights against Aaron Pryor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexis Argüello is the 94th most popular boxer (down from 68th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Nicaragua (down from 21st in 2019) and the most popular Nicaraguan Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Alexis Argüello ranks 94 out of 496. Before him are Gene Tunney, Carmelo Bossi, Herbert Runge, Tibor Csík, Vladimir Yengibaryan, and Francisco Cabañas. After him are Andrew Golota, Paul Fritsch, Amado Azar, Oscar De La Hoya, Ulderico Sergo, and Jerzy Kulej.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Alexis Argüello ranks 354. Before him are Anna Sui, Shelley McNamara, Karen Shakhnazarov, John Finn, Siegfried Stohr, and Jiří Paroubek. After him are Didi Senft, Sylvie Kinigi, Jose Advincula, Norbert Haug, Karin Büttner-Janz, and Vladimir Gusinsky. Among people deceased in 2009, Alexis Argüello ranks 231. Before him are Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García, Tullio Pinelli, Ede Király, Paul Naschy, Ken Henry, and Miroslav Filip. After him are Helen Suzman, Veronika Dudarova, Pierre Chaunu, Harry Patch, Teddy Mayer, and Lukas Foss.

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In Nicaragua

Among people born in Nicaragua, Alexis Argüello ranks 23 out of 34. Before him are Gioconda Belli (1948), José Santos Zelaya (1853), Emiliano Chamorro Vargas (1871), Juan Bautista Sacasa (1874), Edén Pastora (1936), and Carlos Fonseca (1936). After him are José María Moncada (1870), Carlos José Solórzano (1860), Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier (1949), René Schick (1909), Daniela Torres (1990), and Fernando Cardenal (1934).

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Among BOXERS In Nicaragua

Among boxers born in Nicaragua, Alexis Argüello ranks 1. After him are Román González (1987).

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