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 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1992.
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 complete list of Argüello's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Alexis Argüello".
Argüello has 8 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Alexis Argüello Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
85 | Jan 21, 1995 | 42 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
84 | Aug 27, 1994 | 42 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
83 | Feb 09, 1986 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
82 | Oct 25, 1985 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
81 | Sep 09, 1983 | 31 | ![]() | loss | KO 10 |
80 | Apr 24, 1983 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
79 | Feb 26, 1983 | 30 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
78 | Nov 12, 1982 | 30 | ![]() | loss | TKO 14 |
77 | Jul 31, 1982 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
76 | May 22, 1982 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
75 | Feb 13, 1982 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
74 | Nov 21, 1981 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
73 | Oct 03, 1981 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 14 |
72 | Jun 20, 1981 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
71 | Feb 07, 1981 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
70 | Nov 14, 1980 | 28 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
69 | Aug 09, 1980 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
68 | Apr 27, 1980 | 28 | ![]() | win | RTD 4 |
67 | Mar 31, 1980 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
66 | Jan 20, 1980 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 11 |
65 | Nov 16, 1979 | 27 | ![]() | win | RTD 7 |
64 | Jul 08, 1979 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 11 |
63 | Feb 04, 1979 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 13 |
62 | Nov 10, 1978 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
61 | Jul 26, 1978 | 26 | ![]() | loss | MD 10 |
60 | Jun 03, 1978 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
59 | Apr 29, 1978 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
58 | Mar 25, 1978 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
57 | Jan 28, 1978 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 13 |
56 | Dec 18, 1977 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
55 | Sep 29, 1977 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
54 | Aug 27, 1977 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
53 | Aug 03, 1977 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
52 | Jun 22, 1977 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
51 | May 14, 1977 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
50 | Feb 19, 1977 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
49 | Jun 19, 1976 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
48 | Apr 10, 1976 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
47 | Feb 01, 1976 | 23 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
46 | Dec 20, 1975 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
45 | Oct 12, 1975 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
44 | Jul 18, 1975 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
43 | May 31, 1975 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
42 | Mar 15, 1975 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
41 | Feb 08, 1975 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
40 | Nov 23, 1974 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 13 |
39 | Sep 21, 1974 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
38 | Aug 24, 1974 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
37 | May 18, 1974 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
36 | Apr 27, 1974 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
35 | Feb 16, 1974 | 21 | ![]() | loss | UD 15 |
34 | Jan 12, 1974 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
33 | Nov 24, 1973 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
32 | Oct 27, 1973 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
31 | Aug 25, 1973 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
30 | Jun 30, 1973 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
29 | May 26, 1973 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
28 | Mar 31, 1973 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
27 | Feb 24, 1973 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
26 | Dec 16, 1972 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
25 | Nov 19, 1972 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
24 | Oct 21, 1972 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
23 | Sep 09, 1972 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
22 | Jan 15, 1972 | 19 | ![]() | loss | TKO 6 |
21 | Dec 18, 1971 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
20 | Oct 10, 1971 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
19 | Oct 02, 1971 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
18 | Aug 14, 1971 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
17 | Jul 17, 1971 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
16 | Jun 26, 1971 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
15 | Jun 05, 1971 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
14 | May 01, 1971 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
13 | Apr 17, 1971 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
12 | Mar 13, 1971 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
11 | Feb 13, 1971 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
10 | Dec 19, 1970 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
9 | Dec 05, 1970 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
8 | Nov 14, 1970 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
7 | Sep 24, 1970 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
6 | Sep 24, 1970 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
5 | Apr 26, 1969 | 17 | ![]() | loss | SD 6 |
4 | Mar 01, 1969 | 16 | ![]() | loss | KO 4 |
3 | Feb 15, 1969 | 16 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
2 | Dec 14, 1968 | 16 | ![]() | win | SD 4 |
1 | Oct 26, 1968 | 16 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |