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Adílson Rodrigues

Adílson Rodrigues

Brazilian boxer (born 1958)


José Adílson Rodrigues dos Santos (born 12 June 1958), is a Brazilian former professional boxer. He scored 61 knockouts with 43 of those coming under 5 rounds. Rodrigues currently resides in São Paulo, São Paulo, where he is being treated for Alzheimer's disease originating from dementia pugilistica. His nickname in Brazil, Maguila, comes from the cartoon Magilla Gorilla.[1]

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Rodrigues is a former World Boxing Federation (WBF) heavyweight world champion, a former World Boxing Council (WBC) Continental Americas Heavyweight title winner, and held the South American title for 14 straight years, from 1986 to 2000.

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References

  1. Kestelman, Amanda; Roseguini, Guilherme (1 November 2015). "Rival invisível: Maguila encara doença e tenta manter sorrisos com o boxe". GloboEsporte.com (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Globo.com. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. "Adilson Rodrigues". BoxRec. Archived from the original on 2015-03-27. Retrieved 2012-02-18.

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