01 Jul
Former Champ Alexis Arguello Found Shot to Death
Posted by: danzinski
Former boxing champion Alexis Arguello, who had been serving as the mayor of Managua for the past year, was found dead in his home of a gunshot wound on Wednesday according to a spokesperson for the president of Nicaragua.
Arguello compiled an 82-8 record during his boxing career, with 65 knockouts, and held championships in three different weight divisions. His most famous fights included a pair of duels with arch nemesis Aaron Pryor, and one with Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini which Arguello won via referee stoppage after knocking Mancini on his can in the 14th.
Arguello was 57.
