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boxing.fanhouse.com - 7/1/2009
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by Michael David Smith Alexis Arguello, the former boxing world champion who in 2008 was elected mayor of his hometown of Managua, Nicaragua, was found dead on Wednesday. He was 57. The newspaper El Nuevo Diario reported that Arguello's death appeared to be a suicide. Alexis Arguello Dies, ...
mrfactoidssportsworld.blogspot.com - 7/2/2009
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mrfactoidssportsworld.blogspot.com —
It saddened me to hear that Alexis Arguello
passed away yesterday. The former world champion, who was...
known as "The Explosive Thin Man" was found dead at his home in Managua, Nicaragua. Arguello suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the chest according to reports.Arguello was one of the best jr. ...
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sports.espn.go.com - 7/1/2009
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Alexis Arguello, who fought in
one of boxing's most classic brawls and reigned supreme...
at 130 pounds, was found dead at his home early Wednesday. Coroners were conducting an autopsy to determine the cause of death. Sandanista ...
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Alexis Arguello, ex-boxing champ, found dead
sportingnews.com - 7/1/2009
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sportingnews.com —
What Manny Pacquiao is to the Philippines, what
Julio Cesar Chavez is to Mexico, so Alexis Arguello...
is to Nicaragua, a boxer who transcended sport to become a fighting symbol of the collective heart of his people. He fought Ruben Olivares, he fought ...
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Alexis Arguello, 1952-2009
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Alexis Arguello: 1952-2009
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... The former boxing great reportedly committed suicide in Nicaraguan. He is best remembered for his legendary fights with Aaron Pryor, both of which he lost. Arguello won titles in three divisions and was known as one of the hardest punchers in the lighter weight divisions. Fanhouse.com
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