ALEXIS ARGUELLO / Former boxing champ, mayor dies - gunshot wound
Published 7/2/2009 by Kevin Baxter at SFGate: Top Sports Stories
Alexis Arguello, who battled his way to three world boxing titles in the ring but lost several bouts with personal demons outside the ropes, was found dead early Wednesday at his home in Managua, Nicaragua. He was 57. Police are investigating the death and an...
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