Alexis Argüello

Alexis Argüello is one of those fighters who makes you realize boxing can be genuinely beautiful — not just brutal. The man from Managua climbed three weight classes and conquered all three, winning world titles at featherweight, super featherweight, and lightweight, and he did it with a technical elegance that felt almost out of place in such a punishing sport. His right hand was lethal, but what I always admired was his composure — he never looked rattled, never looked desperate. The epic war with Aaron Pryor in 1982 remains one of the most talked-about fights in history, even if it didn't go his way. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992, which was overdue if anything. After the ring he went into Nicaraguan politics, which is a whole other story. Gone at 56 in 2009, but the legacy? Completely untouchable.

Name (English)

Alexis Argüello

Name (Japanese)

アレクシス・アルゲリョ

Reading

あれくしす・あるげりょ

Born

April 19, 1952 – July 1, 2009

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Dragon

Origin

Managua, Managua Department, Nicaragua

Height

178 cm

Occupation

boxer / politician

Awards & achievements

• 1992 International Boxing Hall of Fame
• WBC World Lightweight Champion
• WBC World Super Featherweight Champion
• WBA World Featherweight Champion
• The Ring World Lightweight Champion
• The Ring World Featherweight Champion

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B2%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A7

Tags

• Managua Department
• boxer
• politician

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.