ALEXIS ARGUELLO - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH CO-SIGNED BY: RUBEN OLIVARES - HFSID 311450
Price: $200.00
ALEXIS ARGUELLO and RUBEN OLIVARES
A still shot from the 1974 boxing match, signed respectively on their
images. Arguello would beat Olivares by KO in round 13.
Photograph signed: "Ruben/Olivares", "Alexis Arguello", in
blue felt tip, 10x8 Black and white photograph. Nicaraguan boxer ALEXIS
ARGUELLO (1952-2009), turned pro in 1968 and won 14 championship
fights. He was WBA Featherweight Champ (1974-1977), WBC Super
Featherweight Champ (1978-1980) and WBC Lightweight Champ (1982-1983)
before he faced Aaron Pryor in 1982 for the WBA Junior Welterweight title to
achieve his goal of titles in four boxing divisions. Arguello lost that fight
with a TKO in the 14th round and was KOd in the tenth round in the rematch in
September 1983. Although he announced his retirement after his second loss to
Pryor, Arguello returned to the ring, winning one fight in 1985, 1986 and 1995.
Arguello, who had a record of 80 wins (64 KOs) and eight losses, was inducted
into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992. He was voted mayor
of his hometown of Managua, Nicaragua in 2008. RUBEN OLIVARES (b. 1947) was
world bantamweight champ (1969-1972), and briefly held the WBA and WBC
featherweight titles (1974-1975). He retired in1981 with a record of 88-13-3,
with 78 knockouts, and entered the International Boxing Hall of Fame ten years
later. Fine condition.
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