Alexis Argüello Record

Alexis Argüello (El Flaco Explosivo) was a Nicaraguan professional boxer. He was a three-weightclass world champion with 5 world-title wins. In a career spanning 26 years, 2 months, and 26 days, Argüello amassed a record of 77-8, which includes 62 wins via KO—17 in world-title bouts. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1992.

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ALEXIS

ARGÜELLO

Barrio Monseñor Lezcano, Managua, Nicaragua

El Flaco Explosivo

Born: Apr 19, 1952
Death: Jul 01, 2009 57 years
Debut: Oct 26, 1968
Record: 77-8
Title Fights: 22
KOs: 62 (72.9%)
Health
Last Five
Height: 178 cm
Reach: 183 cm
Ape Index: 5 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Last Fight: Jan 21, 1995

WBA

WBC

IBF

WBO

Ring

LT

W1 D4

LT

W1 D4

sFT

W1 D8

FT

W1 D4

FT

W1 D2

Performance

Career

Age

Analysis model: vzen-minimum-1.0.0

Prediction model: vmajutsu-minimum-1.0.0

LEGEND

Boxing Career

Alexis Argüello was born in Barrio Monseñor Lezcano, Managua, Nicaragua on April 19, 1952. He made his professional debut at the age of 16 years on October 26, 1968 against Israel Medina. Argüello defeated Medina via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Argüello got his first shot at a world title at the age of 21 after 34 professional fights. On February 16, 1974 Argüello challenged Ernesto Marcel's WBA featherweight title but lost via 15-round unanimous decision.

He became a world champion on November 23, 1974 at the age of 22 years, after by defeating Rubén Olivares, the then-reining WBA featherweight champion, via 13th round KO. This was his 40th fight as a professional.

Argüello then went on to successfully conquer the super-featherweight (WBC) and lightweight (WBC, The Ring) divisions as well to become a three-division world champion.

Argüello's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Scott Walker at age 42, on January 21, 1995.

Some of Alexis Argüello's best fights were against Jim Watt, Jose Luis Ramirez, Rubén Olivares (HOFer), Ruben Castillo, Ray Mancini (HOFer), Rolando Navarrete, and José Legrá. For a top-10 list of Argüello's best performances, refer to "Best fights of Alexis Argüello".

Argüello has 8 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Alexis Argüello Losses".

Fight Record

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
85	Jan 21, 1995	42	Scott Walker 25 17-3-1	loss	UD 10
84	Aug 27, 1994	42	Jorge Palomares	win	MD 10
83	Feb 09, 1986	33	Billy Costello	win	TKO 4
82	Oct 25, 1985	33	Pat Jefferson	win	TKO 5
81	Sep 09, 1983	31	Aaron Pryor 27 33-0	loss	KO 10
80	Apr 24, 1983	31	Claude Noel	win	TKO 3
79	Feb 26, 1983	30	Vilomar Fernandez	win	UD 10
78	Nov 12, 1982	30	Aaron Pryor 27 31-0	loss	TKO 14
77	Jul 31, 1982	30	Kevin Rooney	win	KO 2
76	May 22, 1982	30	Andrew Ganigan	win	KO 5
75	Feb 13, 1982	29	James Busceme	win	TKO 6
74	Nov 21, 1981	29	Roberto Elizondo	win	KO 7
73	Oct 03, 1981	29	Ray Mancini 20 20-0	win	TKO 14
72	Jun 20, 1981	29	Jim Watt 32 38-7	win	UD 15
71	Feb 07, 1981	28	Robert Vasquez	win	TKO 3
70	Nov 14, 1980	28	José Luis Ramírez 21 67-2	win	SD 10
69	Aug 09, 1980	28	Cornelius Boza-Edwards	win	TKO 8
68	Apr 27, 1980	28	Rolando Navarrete 23 36-6-3	win	RTD 4
67	Mar 31, 1980	27	Gerald Hayes	win	UD 10
66	Jan 20, 1980	27	Ruben Castillo 22 43-0	win	TKO 11
65	Nov 16, 1979	27	Bobby Chacon 27 42-4-1	win	RTD 7
64	Jul 08, 1979	27	Rafael Limón	win	TKO 11
63	Feb 04, 1979	26	Alfredo Escalera	win	TKO 13
62	Nov 10, 1978	26	Arturo Leon	win	UD 15
61	Jul 26, 1978	26	Vilomar Fernandez	loss	MD 10
60	Jun 03, 1978	26	Diego Alcala	win	KO 1
59	Apr 29, 1978	26	Rey Tam	win	TKO 5
58	Mar 25, 1978	25	Mario Mendez	win	TKO 3
57	Jan 28, 1978	25	Alfredo Escalera	win	TKO 13
56	Dec 18, 1977	25	Enrique Solis	win	KO 5
55	Sep 29, 1977	25	Jerome Artis	win	TKO 2
54	Aug 27, 1977	25	Benjamin Ortiz	win	UD 10
53	Aug 03, 1977	25	Jose Fernandez	win	TKO 1
52	Jun 22, 1977	25	Ezequiel Sanchez	win	TKO 4
51	May 14, 1977	25	Alberto Herrera	win	KO 1
50	Feb 19, 1977	24	Godfrey Stevens	win	KO 2
49	Jun 19, 1976	24	Salvador Torres	win	KO 3
48	Apr 10, 1976	23	Modesto Concepcion	win	KO 2
47	Feb 01, 1976	23	Jose Torres	win	SD 10
46	Dec 20, 1975	23	Saul Montana	win	KO 3
45	Oct 12, 1975	23	Royal Kobayashi	win	KO 5
44	Jul 18, 1975	23	Rosalio Muro	win	TKO 2
43	May 31, 1975	23	Rigoberto Riasco	win	TKO 2
42	Mar 15, 1975	22	Leonel Hernandez	win	TKO 8
41	Feb 08, 1975	22	Oscar Aparicio	win	UD 10
40	Nov 23, 1974	22	Rubén Olivares 27 78-4-1	win	KO 13
39	Sep 21, 1974	22	Otoniel Martinez	win	KO 1
38	Aug 24, 1974	22	Oscar Aparicio	win	PTS 12
37	May 18, 1974	22	Art Hafey	win	KO 5
36	Apr 27, 1974	22	Enrique Garcia	win	KO 3
35	Feb 16, 1974	21	Ernesto Marcel	loss	UD 15
34	Jan 12, 1974	21	Raul Martinez Mora	win	KO 1
33	Nov 24, 1973	21	José Legrá 30 129-10-4	win	TKO 1
32	Oct 27, 1973	21	Sigfrido Rodriguez	win	TKO 9
31	Aug 25, 1973	21	Nacho Lomeli	win	KO 1
30	Jun 30, 1973	21	Octavio Gomez	win	KO 2
29	May 26, 1973	21	Kid Pascualito	win	TKO 3
28	Mar 31, 1973	20	Magallo Lozada	win	UD 10
27	Feb 24, 1973	20	Fernando Fernandez	win	TKO 2
26	Dec 16, 1972	20	Rafael Gonzalez	win	TKO 3
25	Nov 19, 1972	20	Memo Ortiz	win	KO 2
24	Oct 21, 1972	20	Memo Barrera	win	TKO 2
23	Sep 09, 1972	20	Jorge Benitez	win	KO 1
22	Jan 15, 1972	19	Jorge Reyes	loss	TKO 6
21	Dec 18, 1971	19	Vicente Worrel Jr.	win	KO 2
20	Oct 10, 1971	19	Reynaldo Mendoza	win	TKO 4
19	Oct 02, 1971	19	Emilio Buitrago	win	UD 10
18	Aug 14, 1971	19	Catalino Alvarado	win	KO 1
17	Jul 17, 1971	19	Emilio Buitrago	win	TKO 5
16	Jun 26, 1971	19	Marcial Loyola	win	TKO 2
15	Jun 05, 1971	19	Kid Chapula	win	KO 1
14	May 01, 1971	19	Mauricio Buitrago	win	KO 7
13	Apr 17, 1971	18	Julio Hernandez	win	UD 10
12	Mar 13, 1971	18	Julio Hernandez	win	UD 10
11	Feb 13, 1971	18	Antonio Quiroz	win	KO 6
10	Dec 19, 1970	18	Armando Figueroa	win	TKO 1
9	Dec 05, 1970	18	Julio Morales	win	KO 3
8	Nov 14, 1970	18	Jose Urbina	win	KO 1
7	Sep 24, 1970	18	Mario Bojorque	win	KO 1
6	Sep 24, 1970	18	Marcelino Beckles	win	TKO 8
5	Apr 26, 1969	17	Oscar Espinosa	loss	SD 6
4	Mar 01, 1969	16	Omar Amaya	loss	KO 4
3	Feb 15, 1969	16	Burrito Martinez	win	TKO 3
2	Dec 14, 1968	16	Oscar Espinosa	win	SD 4
1	Oct 26, 1968	16	Israel Medina	win	KO 1