In a career spanning 26 years and two months, Alexis Argüello fought 85 times with 77 wins and 8 losses. By his last professional fight on January 21, 1995, Argüello's boxing record stood at 77-8 (62 KO wins, 4 KO losses).
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Alexis Argüello (El Flaco Explosivo) was a Nicaraguan professional boxer. He was born in Barrio Monseñor Lezcano, Managua, Nicaragua on April 19, 1952. Argüello made his professional boxing debut at the age of 16, on October 26, 1968. He was a three-weight-class world champion. He died on July 1, 2009 at the age of 57 years. Argüello is a Hall of Famer.
Total Fights | 85 |
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Wins | 77 |
Losses | 8 |
Draws | 0 |
No-Contests | 0 |
KO Wins | 62 |
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Total Title Wins | 5 |
Title Defenses | 16 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 17 |
Losses via KO | 4 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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85 | Jan 21, 1995 | 42 | Scott Walker | Loss | UD |
84 | Aug 27, 1994 | 42 | Jorge Palomares | Win | MD |
83 | Feb 9, 1986 | 33 | Billy Costello | Win | TKO4 |
82 | Oct 25, 1985 | 33 | Pat Jefferson | Win | TKO5 |
81 | Sep 9, 1983 | 31 | Aaron Pryor | Loss * | KO10 |
80 | Apr 24, 1983 | 31 | Claude Noel | Win | TKO3 |
79 | Feb 26, 1983 | 30 | Vilomar Fernandez | Win | UD |
78 | Nov 12, 1982 | 30 | Aaron Pryor | Loss * | TKO14 |
77 | Jul 31, 1982 | 30 | Kevin Rooney | Win | KO2 |
76 | May 22, 1982 | 30 | Andrew Ganigan | Win * | KO5 |
75 | Feb 13, 1982 | 29 | James Busceme | Win * | TKO6 |
74 | Nov 21, 1981 | 29 | Roberto Elizondo | Win * | KO7 |
73 | Oct 3, 1981 | 29 | Ray Mancini | Win * | TKO14 |
72 | Jun 20, 1981 | 29 | Jim Watt | Win * | UD |
71 | Feb 7, 1981 | 28 | Robert Vasquez | Win | TKO3 |
70 | Nov 14, 1980 | 28 | José Luis Ramírez | Win | SD |
69 | Aug 9, 1980 | 28 | Cornelius Boza-Edwards | Win | TKO8 |
68 | Apr 27, 1980 | 28 | Rolando Navarrete | Win * | RTD4 |
67 | Mar 31, 1980 | 27 | Gerald Hayes | Win | UD |
66 | Jan 20, 1980 | 27 | Ruben Castillo | Win * | TKO11 |
65 | Nov 16, 1979 | 27 | Bobby Chacon | Win * | RTD7 |
64 | Jul 8, 1979 | 27 | Rafael Limón | Win * | TKO11 |
63 | Feb 4, 1979 | 26 | Alfredo Escalera | Win * | TKO13 |
62 | Nov 10, 1978 | 26 | Arturo Leon | Win * | UD |
61 | Jul 26, 1978 | 26 | Vilomar Fernandez | Loss | MD |
60 | Jun 3, 1978 | 26 | Diego Alcala | Win * | KO1 |
59 | Apr 29, 1978 | 26 | Rey Tam | Win * | TKO5 |
58 | Mar 25, 1978 | 25 | Mario Mendez | Win | TKO3 |
57 | Jan 28, 1978 | 25 | Alfredo Escalera | Win * | TKO13 |
56 | Dec 18, 1977 | 25 | Enrique Solis | Win | KO5 |
55 | Sep 29, 1977 | 25 | Jerome Artis | Win | TKO2 |
54 | Aug 27, 1977 | 25 | Benjamin Ortiz | Win | UD |
53 | Aug 3, 1977 | 25 | Jose Fernandez | Win | TKO1 |
52 | Jun 22, 1977 | 25 | Ezequiel Sanchez | Win | TKO4 |
51 | May 14, 1977 | 25 | Alberto Herrera | Win | KO1 |
50 | Feb 19, 1977 | 24 | Godfrey Stevens | Win | KO2 |
49 | Jun 19, 1976 | 24 | Salvador Torres | Win * | KO3 |
48 | Apr 10, 1976 | 23 | Modesto Concepcion | Win | KO2 |
47 | Feb 1, 1976 | 23 | Jose Torres | Win | SD |
46 | Dec 20, 1975 | 23 | Saul Montana | Win | KO3 |
45 | Oct 12, 1975 | 23 | Royal Kobayashi | Win * | KO5 |
44 | Jul 18, 1975 | 23 | Rosalio Muro | Win | TKO2 |
43 | May 31, 1975 | 23 | Rigoberto Riasco | Win * | TKO2 |
42 | Mar 15, 1975 | 22 | Leonel Hernandez | Win * | TKO8 |
41 | Feb 8, 1975 | 22 | Oscar Aparicio | Win | UD |
40 | Nov 23, 1974 | 22 | Rubén Olivares | Win * | KO13 |
39 | Sep 21, 1974 | 22 | Otoniel Martinez | Win | KO1 |
38 | Aug 24, 1974 | 22 | Oscar Aparicio | Win | PTS |
37 | May 18, 1974 | 22 | Art Hafey | Win | KO5 |
36 | Apr 27, 1974 | 22 | Enrique Garcia | Win | KO3 |
35 | Feb 16, 1974 | 21 | Ernesto Marcel | Loss * | UD |
34 | Jan 12, 1974 | 21 | Raul Martinez Mora | Win | KO1 |
33 | Nov 24, 1973 | 21 | José Legrá | Win | TKO1 |
32 | Oct 27, 1973 | 21 | Sigfrido Rodriguez | Win | TKO9 |
31 | Aug 25, 1973 | 21 | Nacho Lomeli | Win | KO1 |
30 | Jun 30, 1973 | 21 | Octavio Gomez | Win | KO2 |
29 | May 26, 1973 | 21 | Kid Pascualito | Win | TKO3 |
28 | Mar 31, 1973 | 20 | Magallo Lozada | Win | UD |
27 | Feb 24, 1973 | 20 | Fernando Fernandez | Win | TKO2 |
26 | Dec 16, 1972 | 20 | Rafael Gonzalez | Win | TKO3 |
25 | Nov 19, 1972 | 20 | Memo Ortiz | Win | KO2 |
24 | Oct 21, 1972 | 20 | Memo Barrera | Win | TKO2 |
23 | Sep 9, 1972 | 20 | Jorge Benitez | Win | KO1 |
22 | Jan 15, 1972 | 19 | Jorge Reyes | Loss | TKO6 |
21 | Dec 18, 1971 | 19 | Vicente Worrel Jr. | Win | KO2 |
20 | Oct 10, 1971 | 19 | Reynaldo Mendoza | Win | TKO4 |
19 | Oct 2, 1971 | 19 | Emilio Buitrago | Win | UD |
18 | Aug 14, 1971 | 19 | Catalino Alvarado | Win | KO1 |
17 | Jul 17, 1971 | 19 | Emilio Buitrago | Win | TKO5 |
16 | Jun 26, 1971 | 19 | Marcial Loyola | Win | TKO2 |
15 | Jun 5, 1971 | 19 | Kid Chapula | Win | KO1 |
14 | May 1, 1971 | 19 | Mauricio Buitrago | Win | KO7 |
13 | Apr 17, 1971 | 18 | Julio Hernandez | Win | UD |
12 | Mar 13, 1971 | 18 | Julio Hernandez | Win | UD |
11 | Feb 13, 1971 | 18 | Antonio Quiroz | Win | KO6 |
10 | Dec 19, 1970 | 18 | Armando Figueroa | Win | TKO1 |
9 | Dec 5, 1970 | 18 | Julio Morales | Win | KO3 |
8 | Nov 14, 1970 | 18 | Jose Urbina | Win | KO1 |
7 | Sep 24, 1970 | 18 | Mario Bojorque | Win | KO1 |
6 | Sep 24, 1970 | 18 | Marcelino Beckles | Win | TKO8 |
5 | Apr 26, 1969 | 17 | Oscar Espinosa | Loss | SD |
4 | Mar 1, 1969 | 16 | Omar Amaya | Loss | KO4 |
3 | Feb 15, 1969 | 16 | Burrito Martinez | Win | TKO3 |
2 | Dec 14, 1968 | 16 | Oscar Espinosa | Win | SD |
1 | Oct 26, 1968 | 16 | Israel Medina | Win | KO1 |
* World-title fight
Argüello was a three-weight-division world champion. He held five world titles, two of which were vacant title wins, and the rest three were lineal championship wins.
Weight Division | World Titles Held |
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Lightweight | WBC, The Ring |
Super-featherweight | WBC |
Featherweight | WBA, The Ring |
Alexis Argüello was 178 cm tall (5' 10.08") with a reach of 183 cm (6' 0.05"). He used to fight out of the orthodox stance and presented an ape-index of 5 cm (1.97").
Argüello had a 72.9% KO rate. Of his total 62 KO wins, 40 were in the early rounds, 15 in the mid rounds, and seven in the later rounds. He had 14 first-round KO wins.
Alexis Argüello's professional boxing career spanned more than 26 years — from 1968 to 1995.
Argüello made his professional boxing debut against Israel Medina at the age of 16 on October 26, 1968, defeating Medina via 1st round KO. He went on to win 2 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 1 wins via stoppage.
Argüello had his first world title fight at the age of 21 on February 16, 1974 after 34 professional fights, against Ernesto Marcel for the WBA title. He lost to Marcel via 15 round unanimous decision.
Argüello won five world titles at three weight classes. For all the details about Argüello's world title wins and defenses refer to "Alexis Argüello World Titles".
Some of Argüello's best fights and notable victories include wins over four Hall-of-Famers (Ray Mancini, Bobby Chacon, Jose Torres, and Rubén Olivares), José Legrá, Jim Watt, Rolando Navarrete, and José Luis Ramírez.
Argüello had a total of eight losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against American boxer Scott Walker at 42 years of age, on January 21, 1995. Argüello lost the fight via 10 round unanimous decision.
Argüello fought a total of 85 times during his professional career, which includes 22 world-title fights at four weight divisions — super-lightweight, lightweight, super-featherweight, and featherweight. He was among the very best of his generation and put on some incredible performances in his fights. These seven fights are the highlight of his career.
November 24, 1973: Alexis Argüello puts on the first remarkable performance of his career, defeating José Legrá via 1st round TKO.
February 16, 1974: In his first world-title fight, Alexis Argüello loses to Ernesto Marcel via 15 round unanimous decision. He was fighting for the WBA featherweight title.
November 23, 1974: Argüello wins the WBA featherweight title from Rubén Olivares, by beating Olivares via 13th round KO.
November 16, 1979: Argüello successfully defends the WBC super-featherweight title against Bobby Chacon, winning the fight via 7th round RTD.
January 20, 1980: Argüello successfully defends the WBC super-featherweight title against Ruben Castillo, winning the fight via 11th round TKO.
June 20, 1981: Argüello wins the WBC and The Ring lightweight titles from Jim Watt, by beating Watt via 15 round unanimous decision.
October 3, 1981: Argüello successfully defends the WBC and The Ring lightweight titles against Ray Mancini, winning the fight via 14th round TKO.
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Argüello's boxing career; all the way from his debut, to winning world-titles, to his last fight against Scott Walker, and all the other wins and losses of his career.
On January 21, 1995, a 42-year old Alexis Argüello (77-7, 62 KO) fought American boxer Scott Walker, who was 25 years old with a record of 17-3-1. Walker was on a four-fight win streak with 11 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 9 cm reach advantage over Argüello. Coming into this fight, Walker had three losses, but had never been stopped.
Argüello lost to Walker via 10 round unanimous decision. His three-fight win streak is halted with this loss. This was the last professional fight of his boxing career.
On August 27, 1994, a 42-year old Alexis Argüello (76-7, 62 KO) fought Jorge Palomares in his 84th professional fight. He defeated Palomares via 10th round majority decision. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On February 9, 1986, a 33-year old Alexis Argüello (75-7, 61 KO) fought Billy Costello in his 83rd professional fight. He defeated Costello via 4th round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On October 25, 1985, a 33-year old Alexis Argüello (74-7, 60 KO) fought Pat Jefferson in his 82nd professional fight. He defeated Jefferson via 5th round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On September 9, 1983, in their 2nd fight, a 31-year old Alexis Argüello (74-6, 60 KO) faced an undefeated Aaron Pryor again, who was now 27 years old with a record of 33-0. Argüello was challenging Pryor's WBA and Ring Magazine super-lightweight titles. Pryor was on a 33-fight win streak with 31 KO wins. Argüello was the taller of the two by 10 cms and also had a 8 cm reach advantage.
Argüello lost to Pryor via 10th round KO. His two-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
On April 24, 1983, a 31-year old Alexis Argüello (73-6, 59 KO) fought Claude Noel in his 80th professional fight. He defeated Noel via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On February 26, 1983, in their 2nd fight, a a 30-year old Alexis Argüello (72-6, 59 KO) fought Vilomar Fernandez in his 79th professional fight. He defeated Fernandez via 10th round unanimous decision, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On November 12, 1982, a 30-year old Alexis Argüello (72-5, 59 KO) faced an undefeated American boxer Aaron Pryor for the first time, who was 27 years old with a record of 31-0. Argüello was challenging Pryor's WBA and Ring Magazine super-lightweight titles. Pryor was on a 31-fight win streak with 29 KO wins. Argüello was the taller of the two by 10 cms and also had a 8 cm reach advantage.
Argüello lost to Pryor via 14th round TKO. His 16-fight win streak comes to an end with this loss.
On July 31, 1982, a 30-year old Alexis Argüello (71-5, 58 KO) fought Kevin Rooney in his 77th professional fight. He defeated Rooney via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On May 22, 1982, a 30-year old Alexis Argüello (70-5, 57 KO) faced Andrew Ganigan in a lightweight title-defense fight. He defeated Ganigan via 5th round KO to retain the WBC and Ring Magazine lightweight titles. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On February 13, 1982, a 29-year old Alexis Argüello (69-5, 56 KO) faced James Busceme in a lightweight title-defense fight. He defeated Busceme via 6th round TKO to retain the WBC and Ring Magazine lightweight titles. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On November 21, 1981, a 29-year old Alexis Argüello (68-5, 55 KO) faced Roberto Elizondo in a lightweight title-defense fight. He defeated Elizondo via 7th round KO to retain the WBC and Ring Magazine lightweight titles. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On October 3, 1981, a 29-year old Alexis Argüello (67-5, 54 KO) faced an undefeated American boxer Ray Mancini, who was 20 years old with a record of 20-0 in a lightweight title-defense fight. Mancini was on a 20-fight win streak with 15 KO wins. Argüello was the taller of the two by 14 cms and also had a 18 cm reach advantage.
Argüello defeated Mancini via 14th round TKO to retain the WBC and Ring Magazine lightweight titles. He handed Mancini the first loss of his career, and put an end to Mancini's 20-fight win streak. Argüello is now on a 12-fight winning streak.
On June 20, 1981, a 29-year old Alexis Argüello (66-5, 54 KO) faced Scottish boxer Jim Watt, who was 32 years old with a record of 38-7 for Watt's WBC and Ring Magazine lightweight titles. Watt was on a 12-fight win streak with 27 KO wins. Argüello was the taller of the two by 7 cms and also had a 3 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Watt had seven losses, three of which were via stoppage.
Argüello defeated Watt via 15 round unanimous decision to win the WBC and Ring Magazine lightweight titles. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak.
On February 7, 1981, a 28-year old Alexis Argüello (65-5, 53 KO) fought Robert Vasquez in his 71st professional fight. He defeated Vasquez via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak.
On November 14, 1980, a 28-year old Alexis Argüello (64-5, 53 KO) fought Mexican boxer José Luis Ramírez, who was 21 years old with a record of 67-2. Ramírez was on a 24-fight win streak with 57 KO wins. Argüello was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 13 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Ramirez had two losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Argüello defeated Ramirez via 10 round split-decision. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak.
On August 9, 1980, a 28-year old Alexis Argüello (63-5, 52 KO) fought Cornelius Boza-Edwards in his 69th professional fight. He defeated Boza-Edwards via 8th round TKO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On April 27, 1980, a 28-year old Alexis Argüello (62-5, 51 KO) faced Filipino boxer Rolando Navarrete, who was 23 years old with a record of 36-6-3 in a super-featherweight title-defense fight. Navarrete was on a seven-fight win streak with 19 KO wins. Argüello was the taller of the two by 13 cms and also had a 17 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Navarrete had six losses, two of which were via stoppage.
Argüello defeated Navarrete via 4th round RTD to retain the WBC super-featherweight title. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
On March 31, 1980, a 27-year old Alexis Argüello (61-5, 51 KO) fought Gerald Hayes in his 67th professional fight. He defeated Hayes via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
On January 20, 1980, a 27-year old Alexis Argüello (60-5, 50 KO) faced an undefeated American boxer Ruben Castillo, who was 22 years old with a record of 43-0 in a super-featherweight title-defense fight. Castillo was on a 43-fight win streak with 21 KO wins. Argüello was the taller of the two by 10 cms and also had a 18 cm reach advantage.
Argüello defeated Castillo via 11th round TKO to retain the WBC super-featherweight title. He handed Castillo the first loss of his career, and put an end to Castillo's 43-fight win streak. Argüello is now on a five-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On November 16, 1979, a 27-year old Alexis Argüello (59-5, 49 KO) faced American boxer Bobby Chacon, who was 27 years old with a record of 42-4-1 in a super-featherweight title-defense fight. Chacon was on a one-fight win streak with 36 KO wins. Argüello was the taller of the two by 12 cms and also had a 17 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Chacon had four losses, two of which were via stoppage.
Argüello defeated Chacon via 7th round RTD to retain the WBC super-featherweight title. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On July 8, 1979, a 27-year old Alexis Argüello (58-5, 48 KO) faced Rafael Limón in a super-featherweight title-defense fight. He defeated Limón via 11th round TKO to retain the WBC super-featherweight title. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On February 4, 1979, in their 2nd fight, a a 26-year old Alexis Argüello (57-5, 47 KO) faced Alfredo Escalera in a super-featherweight title-defense fight. He defeated Escalera via 13th round TKO to retain the WBC super-featherweight title. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On November 10, 1978, a 26-year old Alexis Argüello (56-5, 47 KO) faced Arturo Leon in a super-featherweight title-defense fight. He defeated Leon via 15th round unanimous decision to retain the WBC super-featherweight title, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On July 26, 1978, a 26-year old Alexis Argüello (56-4, 47 KO) fought Vilomar Fernandez in his 61st professional fight. He lost to Fernandez via 10th round majority decision.
On June 3, 1978, a 26-year old Alexis Argüello (55-4, 46 KO) faced Diego Alcala in a super-featherweight title-defense fight. He defeated Alcala via 1st round KO to retain the WBC super-featherweight title. He is now on a 25-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
On April 29, 1978, a 26-year old Alexis Argüello (54-4, 45 KO) faced Rey Tam in a super-featherweight title-defense fight. He defeated Tam via 5th round TKO to retain the WBC super-featherweight title. He is now on a 24-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On March 25, 1978, a 25-year old Alexis Argüello (53-4, 44 KO) fought Mario Mendez in his 58th professional fight. He defeated Mendez via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a 23-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On January 28, 1978, a 25-year old Alexis Argüello (52-4, 43 KO) faced Alfredo Escalera for the vacant WBC (vacant) super-featherweight title. He defeated Escalera via 13th round TKO to win the vacant WBC super-featherweight title. He is now on a 22-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On December 18, 1977, a 25-year old Alexis Argüello (51-4, 42 KO) fought Enrique Solis in his 56th professional fight. He defeated Solis via 5th round KO. He is now on a 21-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On September 29, 1977, a 25-year old Alexis Argüello (50-4, 41 KO) fought Jerome Artis in his 55th professional fight. He defeated Artis via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 20-fight winning streak.
On August 27, 1977, a 25-year old Alexis Argüello (49-4, 41 KO) fought Benjamin Ortiz in his 54th professional fight. He defeated Ortiz via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 19-fight winning streak.
On August 3, 1977, a 25-year old Alexis Argüello (48-4, 40 KO) fought Jose Fernandez in his 53rd professional fight. He defeated Fernandez via 1st round TKO. He is now on a 18-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
On June 22, 1977, a 25-year old Alexis Argüello (47-4, 39 KO) fought Ezequiel Sanchez in his 52nd professional fight. He defeated Sanchez via 4th round TKO. He is now on a 17-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On May 14, 1977, a 25-year old Alexis Argüello (46-4, 38 KO) fought Alberto Herrera in his 51st professional fight. He defeated Herrera via 1st round KO. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On February 19, 1977, a 24-year old Alexis Argüello (45-4, 37 KO) fought Godfrey Stevens in his 50th professional fight. He defeated Stevens via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On June 19, 1976, a 24-year old Alexis Argüello (44-4, 36 KO) faced Salvador Torres in a featherweight title-defense fight. He defeated Torres via 3rd round KO to retain the WBA and Ring Magazine featherweight titles. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On April 10, 1976, a 23-year old Alexis Argüello (43-4, 35 KO) fought Modesto Concepcion in his 48th professional fight. He defeated Concepcion via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak.
On February 1, 1976, a 23-year old Alexis Argüello (42-4, 35 KO) fought Jose Torres in his 47th professional fight. He defeated Torres via 10th round split-decision. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak.
On December 20, 1975, a 23-year old Alexis Argüello (41-4, 34 KO) fought Saul Montana in his 46th professional fight. He defeated Montana via 3rd round KO. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On October 12, 1975, a 23-year old Alexis Argüello (40-4, 33 KO) faced Royal Kobayashi in a featherweight title-defense fight. He defeated Kobayashi via 5th round KO to retain the WBA and Ring Magazine featherweight titles. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On July 18, 1975, a 23-year old Alexis Argüello (39-4, 32 KO) fought Rosalio Muro in his 44th professional fight. He defeated Muro via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On May 31, 1975, a 23-year old Alexis Argüello (38-4, 31 KO) faced Rigoberto Riasco in a featherweight title-defense fight. He defeated Riasco via 2nd round TKO to win the vacant Ring Magazine featherweight title and retain the WBA featherweight title. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On March 15, 1975, a 22-year old Alexis Argüello (37-4, 30 KO) faced Leonel Hernandez in a featherweight title-defense fight. He defeated Hernandez via 8th round TKO to retain the WBA featherweight title. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
On February 8, 1975, in their 2nd fight, a a 22-year old Alexis Argüello (36-4, 30 KO) fought Oscar Aparicio in his 41st professional fight. He defeated Aparicio via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
On November 23, 1974, a 22-year old Alexis Argüello (35-4, 29 KO) faced Mexican boxer Rubén Olivares, who was 27 years old with a record of 78-4-1 for Olivares' WBA featherweight title. Olivares was on a six-fight win streak with 70 KO wins. Argüello was the taller of the two by 12 cms and also had a 13 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Olivares had four losses, three of which were via stoppage.
Argüello defeated Olivares via 13th round KO to win the WBA featherweight title. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On September 21, 1974, a 22-year old Alexis Argüello (34-4, 28 KO) fought Otoniel Martinez in his 39th professional fight. He defeated Martinez via 1st round KO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On August 24, 1974, a 22-year old Alexis Argüello (33-4, 28 KO) fought Oscar Aparicio in his 38th professional fight. He defeated Aparicio via 12th round PTS. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On May 18, 1974, a 22-year old Alexis Argüello (32-4, 27 KO) fought Art Hafey in his 37th professional fight. He defeated Hafey via 5th round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On April 27, 1974, a 22-year old Alexis Argüello (31-4, 26 KO) fought Enrique Garcia in his 36th professional fight. He defeated Garcia via 3rd round KO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On February 16, 1974, a 21-year old Alexis Argüello (31-3, 26 KO) challended Ernesto Marcel's WBA featherweight title. He lost to Marcel via 15th round unanimous decision.
On January 12, 1974, a 21-year old Alexis Argüello (30-3, 25 KO) fought Raul Martinez Mora in his 34th professional fight. He defeated Mora via 1st round KO. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
On November 24, 1973, a 21-year old Alexis Argüello (29-3, 24 KO) fought Cuban boxer José Legrá, who was 30 years old with a record of 129-10-4. Legrá was on a one-fight win streak with 49 KO wins. Argüello was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 23 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Legrá had 10 losses, two of which were via stoppage.
Argüello defeated Legrá via 1st round TKO. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On October 27, 1973, a 21-year old Alexis Argüello (28-3, 23 KO) fought Sigfrido Rodriguez in his 32nd professional fight. He defeated Rodriguez via 9th round TKO. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On August 25, 1973, a 21-year old Alexis Argüello (27-3, 22 KO) fought Nacho Lomeli in his 31st professional fight. He defeated Lomeli via 1st round KO. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On June 30, 1973, a 21-year old Alexis Argüello (26-3, 21 KO) fought Octavio Gomez in his 30th professional fight. He defeated Gomez via 2nd round KO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On May 26, 1973, a 21-year old Alexis Argüello (25-3, 20 KO) fought Kid Pascualito in his 29th professional fight. He defeated Pascualito via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
On March 31, 1973, a 20-year old Alexis Argüello (24-3, 20 KO) fought Magallo Lozada in his 28th professional fight. He defeated Lozada via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
On February 24, 1973, a 20-year old Alexis Argüello (23-3, 19 KO) fought Fernando Fernandez in his 27th professional fight. He defeated Fernandez via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On December 16, 1972, a 20-year old Alexis Argüello (22-3, 18 KO) fought Rafael Gonzalez in his 26th professional fight. He defeated Gonzalez via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On November 19, 1972, a 20-year old Alexis Argüello (21-3, 17 KO) fought Memo Ortiz in his 25th professional fight. He defeated Ortiz via 2nd round KO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On October 21, 1972, a 20-year old Alexis Argüello (20-3, 16 KO) fought Memo Barrera in his 24th professional fight. He defeated Barrera via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On September 9, 1972, a 20-year old Alexis Argüello (19-3, 15 KO) fought Jorge Benitez in his 23rd professional fight. He defeated Benitez via 1st round KO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On January 15, 1972, a 19-year old Alexis Argüello (19-2, 15 KO) fought Jorge Reyes in his 22nd professional fight. He lost to Reyes via 6th round TKO.
On December 18, 1971, a 19-year old Alexis Argüello (18-2, 14 KO) fought Vicente Worrel Jr. in his 21st professional fight. He defeated Worrel Jr. via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On October 10, 1971, a 19-year old Alexis Argüello (17-2, 13 KO) fought Reynaldo Mendoza in his 20th professional fight. He defeated Mendoza via 4th round TKO. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak.
On October 2, 1971, in their 2nd fight, a a 19-year old Alexis Argüello (16-2, 13 KO) fought Emilio Buitrago in his 19th professional fight. He defeated Buitrago via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak.
On August 14, 1971, a 19-year old Alexis Argüello (15-2, 12 KO) fought Catalino Alvarado in his 18th professional fight. He defeated Alvarado via 1st round KO. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On July 17, 1971, a 19-year old Alexis Argüello (14-2, 11 KO) fought Emilio Buitrago in his 17th professional fight. He defeated Buitrago via 5th round TKO. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On June 26, 1971, a 19-year old Alexis Argüello (13-2, 10 KO) fought Marcial Loyola in his 16th professional fight. He defeated Loyola via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On June 5, 1971, a 19-year old Alexis Argüello (12-2, 9 KO) fought Kid Chapula in his 15th professional fight. He defeated Chapula via 1st round KO. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On May 1, 1971, a 19-year old Alexis Argüello (11-2, 8 KO) fought Mauricio Buitrago in his 14th professional fight. He defeated Buitrago via 7th round KO. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak.
On April 17, 1971, in their 2nd fight, a an 18-year old Alexis Argüello (10-2, 8 KO) fought Julio Hernandez in his 13th professional fight. He defeated Hernandez via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak.
On March 13, 1971, an 18-year old Alexis Argüello (9-2, 8 KO) fought Julio Hernandez in his 12th professional fight. He defeated Hernandez via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
On February 13, 1971, an 18-year old Alexis Argüello (8-2, 7 KO) fought Antonio Quiroz in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Quiroz via 6th round KO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
On December 19, 1970, an 18-year old Alexis Argüello (7-2, 6 KO) fought Armando Figueroa in his 10th professional fight. He defeated Figueroa via 1st round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On December 5, 1970, an 18-year old Alexis Argüello (6-2, 5 KO) fought Julio Morales in his 9th professional fight. He defeated Morales via 3rd round KO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On November 14, 1970, an 18-year old Alexis Argüello (5-2, 4 KO) fought Jose Urbina in his 8th professional fight. He defeated Urbina via 1st round KO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On September 24, 1970, an 18-year old Alexis Argüello (4-2, 3 KO) fought Mario Bojorque in his 7th professional fight. He defeated Bojorque via 1st round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On September 24, 1970, an 18-year old Alexis Argüello (3-2, 2 KO) fought Marcelino Beckles in his 6th professional fight. He defeated Beckles via 8th round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On April 26, 1969, in their 2nd fight, a a 17-year old Alexis Argüello (3-1, 2 KO) fought Oscar Espinosa in his 5th professional fight. He lost to Espinosa via 6th round split-decision. He is now on a two-fight losing streak.
On March 1, 1969, a 16-year old Alexis Argüello (3-0, 2 KO) fought Omar Amaya in his 4th professional fight. He lost to Amaya via 4th round KO.
On February 15, 1969, a 16-year old Alexis Argüello (2-0, 1 KO) fought Burrito Martinez in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated Martinez via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On December 14, 1968, a 16-year old Alexis Argüello (1-0, 1 KO) fought Oscar Espinosa in his 2nd professional fight. He defeated Espinosa via 4th round split-decision. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On October 26, 1968, a 16-year old Alexis Argüello successfully debuted against Israel Medina. He defeated Medina via 1st round KO.
Argüello knocked out 62 of his 85 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 72.9%. Of his total 77 wins, 62 of them were via KO (80.5%).