Featherweight–Lightweight · Television Era (1960–1989)
Alexis Argüello
"El Flaco Explosivo"
Top 100 · #11 · 70.7 points77
Wins
8
Losses
0
Draws
62
KOs
81%
KO %
- Born
- 1952
- Died
- 2009
- Nationality
- Nicaragua
- Career
- 1968–1995
A gentleman knockout artist renowned for sportsmanship and precise punching.
Titles & Honours
- World champion at featherweight, super featherweight and lightweight
Career Timeline
1968–1995- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Israel Medina · W KO
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Magallo Lozada · UD. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Signature fight
vs Rubén Olivares
W KO13 Rubén Olivares (1974) · The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
- Milestone
50th recorded win
vs Benjamin Ortiz · UD. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Signature fight
vs Alfredo Escalera
W KO5 Alfredo Escalera (1978) · Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
- Signature fight
vs Aaron Pryor
L TKO14 Aaron Pryor (1982) · Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, U.S.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Scott Walker · L UD. Not necessarily the retirement date.
Title wins · dates not yet documented
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
3 archival photographs under their original licences.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-10-26 | W | Israel Medina | KO | 1 | Estadio Thomas Cranshaw, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1968-12-14 | W | Oscar Espinosa | SD | 4 | Estadio Thomas Cranshaw, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1969-02-15 | W | Burrito Martinez | TKO | 3 | Estadio Thomas Cranshaw, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1969-03-01 | L | Omar Amaya | KO | 4 | León, Nicaragua |
| 1969-04-26 | L | Oscar Espinosa | SD | 6 | Estadio Thomas Cranshaw, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1970-09-24 | W | Mario Bojorque | KO | 1 | Estadio Thomas Cranshaw, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1970-09-24 | W | Marcelino Beckles | TKO | 8 | Gimnasio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica |
| 1970-11-14 | W | Jose Urbina | KO | 1 | Estadio Thomas Cranshaw, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1970-12-05 | W | Julio Morales | KO | 3 | Estadio Thomas Cranshaw, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1970-12-19 | W | Armando Figueroa | TKO | 1 | Estadio Thomas Cranshaw, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1971-02-13 | W | Antonio Quiroz | KO | 6 | Estadio Thomas Cranshaw, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1971-03-13 | W | Julio Hernandez | UD | 10 | Estadio Thomas Cranshaw, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1971-04-17 | W | Julio Hernandez | UD | 10 | Estadio Thomas Cranshaw, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1971-05-01 | W | Mauricio Buitrago | KO | 7 | Estadio Thomas Cranshaw, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1971-06-05 | W | Kid Chapula | KO | 1 | Estadio Thomas Cranshaw, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1971-06-26 | W | Marcial Loyola | TKO | 2 | Estadio Thomas Cranshaw, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1971-07-17 | W | Emilio Buitrago | TKO | 5 | Estadio Thomas Cranshaw, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1971-08-14 | W | Catalino Alvarado | KO | 1 | Estadio Thomas Cranshaw, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1971-10-02 | W | Emilio Buitrago | UD | 10 | Estadio Thomas Cranshaw, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1971-10-10 | W | Reynaldo Mendoza | TKO | 4 | Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1971-12-18 | W | Vicente Worrel Jr. | KO | 2 | Estadio Thomas Cranshaw, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1972-01-15 | L | Jorge Reyes | TKO | 6 | Estadio Thomas Cranshaw, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1972-09-09 | W | Jorge Benitez | KO | 1 | Estadio Thomas Cranshaw, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1972-10-21 | W | Memo Barrera | TKO | 2 | Arena Kennedy, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1972-11-19 | W | Memo Ortiz | KO | 2 | Arena Kennedy, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1972-12-16 | W | Rafael Gonzalez | TKO | 3 | Arena Kennedy, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1973-02-24 | W | Fernando Fernandez | TKO | 2 | Arena Kennedy, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1973-03-31 | W | Magallo Lozada | UD | 10 | Arena Kennedy, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1973-05-26 | W | Kid Pascualito | TKO | 3 | Arena Kennedy, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1973-06-30 | W | Octavio Gomez | KO | 2 | Arena Kennedy, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1973-08-25 | W | Nacho Lomeli | KO | 1 | Roberto Clemente Stadium, Masaya, Nicaragua |
| 1973-10-27 | W | Sigfrido Rodriguez | TKO | 9 | Arena Kennedy, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1973-11-24 | W | José Legrá | TKO | 1 | Roberto Clemente Stadium, Masaya, Nicaragua |
| 1974-01-12 | W | Raul Martinez Mora | KO | 1 | Roberto Clemente Stadium, Masaya, Nicaragua |
| 1974-02-16 | L | Ernesto Marcel | UD | 15 | Gimnasio Nuevo, Panama City, Panama |
| 1974-04-27 | W | Enrique Garcia | KO | 3 | Arena Kennedy, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1974-05-18 | W | Art Hafey | KO | 5 | Roberto Clemente Stadium, Masaya, Nicaragua |
| 1974-08-24 | W | Oscar Aparicio | PTS | 12 | Roberto Clemente Stadium, Masaya, Nicaragua |
| 1974-09-21 | W | Otoniel Martinez | KO | 1 | Roberto Clemente Stadium, Masaya, Nicaragua |
| 1974-11-23 | W | Rubén Olivares | KO | 13 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1975-02-08 | W | Oscar Aparicio | UD | 10 | Nuevo Poliedro, San Salvador, El Salvador |
| 1975-03-15 | W | Leonel Hernandez | TKO | 8 | Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela |
| 1975-05-31 | W | Rigoberto Riasco | TKO | 2 | Estadio Ron Flor de Cana, Granada, Nicaragua |
| 1975-07-18 | W | Rosalio Muro | TKO | 2 | Cow Palace, Daly City, California, U.S. |
| 1975-10-12 | W | Royal Kobayashi | KO | 5 | Kuramae Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1975-12-20 | W | Saul Montana | KO | 3 | Polideportivo España, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1976-02-01 | W | Jose Torres | SD | 10 | Plaza de Toros Calafia, Mexicali, Mexico |
| 1976-04-10 | W | Modesto Concepcion | KO | 2 | Universidad, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1976-06-19 | W | Salvador Torres | KO | 3 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1977-02-19 | W | Godfrey Stevens | KO | 2 | Roberto Clemente Stadium, Masaya, Nicaragua |
| 1977-05-14 | W | Alberto Herrera | KO | 1 | Roberto Clemente Stadium, Masaya, Nicaragua |
| 1977-06-22 | W | Ezequiel Sanchez | TKO | 4 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1977-08-03 | W | Jose Fernandez | TKO | 1 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1977-08-27 | W | Benjamin Ortiz | UD | 10 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1977-09-29 | W | Jerome Artis | TKO | 2 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1977-12-18 | W | Enrique Solis | KO | 5 | Estadio Anastasio Somoza García, Managua, Nicaragua |
| 1978-01-28 | W | Alfredo Escalera | TKO | 13 | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamon, Puerto Rico |
| 1978-03-25 | W | Mario Mendez | TKO | 3 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1978-04-29 | W | Rey Tam | TKO | 5 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1978-06-03 | W | Diego Alcala | KO | 1 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1978-07-26 | L | Vilomar Fernandez | MD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1978-11-10 | W | Arturo Leon | UD | 15 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1979-02-04 | W | Alfredo Escalera | TKO | 13 | Sports Palace, Rimini, Italy |
| 1979-07-08 | W | Rafael Limón | TKO | 11 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1979-11-16 | W | Bobby Chacon | RTD | 7 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1980-01-20 | W | Ruben Castillo | TKO | 11 | Community Center, Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| 1980-03-31 | W | Gerald Hayes | UD | 10 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1980-04-27 | W | Rolando Navarrete | RTD | 4 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1980-08-09 | W | Cornelius Boza-Edwards | TKO | 8 | Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1980-11-14 | W | José Luis Ramírez | SD | 10 | Jai-Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| 1981-02-07 | W | Robert Vasquez | TKO | 3 | Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 1981-06-20 | W | Jim Watt | UD | 15 | Empire Pool, London, England |
| 1981-10-03 | W | Ray Mancini | TKO | 14 | Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1981-11-21 | W | Roberto Elizondo | KO | 7 | Showboat Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1982-02-13 | W | James Busceme | TKO | 6 | Civic Center Beaumont, Texas, U.S. |
| 1982-05-22 | W | Andrew Ganigan | KO | 5 | The Aladdin, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1982-07-31 | W | Kevin Rooney | KO | 2 | Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1982-11-12 | L | Aaron Pryor | TKO | 14 | Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| 1983-02-26 | W | Vilomar Fernandez | UD | 10 | Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| 1983-04-24 | W | Claude Noel | TKO | 3 | Showboat, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1983-09-09 | L | Aaron Pryor | KO | 10 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1985-10-25 | W | Pat Jefferson | TKO | 5 | Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. |
| 1986-02-09 | W | Billy Costello | TKO | 4 | Lawlor Events Center, Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1994-08-27 | W | Jorge Palomares | MD | 10 | Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 1995-01-21 | L | Scott Walker | UD | 10 | Arizona Charlie's Decatur, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
Showing 85 of 85 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-11. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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