Former Argentine world champion ¨Martillo¨ Roldán dies



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Former Argentine world champion ¨Martillo¨ Roldán dies

By Gabriel F. Cordero
PhilBoxing.com
Thu, 19 Nov 2020


LR: Juan Domingo Roldán, “Tito” Lectoure and Carlos Monzón.

Former Argentine world title challenger, Juan Domingo “Martillo” Roldán, 63, died at the José Bernardo Iturraspe Hospital in San Francisco in Córdoba, Argentina, this Tuesday, November 18, a few days after his medical condition was known. health after being admitted to intensive care. due to complications from ‘respiratory failure’ associated with ‘bilateral pneumonia’ that was diagnosed after testing positive for Covid-19 added to the fact that Roldán had complications such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity.

Roldán had a professional record of 67 wins, 5 losses, and 2 draws with 47 knockouts between 1978 and 1988. He became Argentine middleweight champion and in 1984 he faced the legendary Marvin Hagler for the WBC, WBA and IBF 160-pound titles. losing by technical knockout. in the tenth round. In 1987 he faced another legend, Thomas Hearns for the vacant WBC middleweight world title losing by knockout in four rounds. In 1988 he had his last chance at stardom against International Boxing Federation (IBF) middleweight champion Michael Nunn losing by knockout in the eighth round deciding it was his last fight when he announced his retirement.

With Roldan there are great pages of Argentine boxing fans and many anecdotes such as knocking out a bull by giving him a direct blow to the mouth, also facing the 270 Kilos Bongo bear of the Monumental Circus, outside of that he was the only boxer who knocked down “Wonderful” Hagler.

In the fight against Hagler it was found that Hagler had placed his fingers in Roldan’s eyes and from that moment the WBC sought that the boxing gloves had the thumb space attached to the grip.

Roldán was not a champion because he had the era of 4 great middleweight legends such as Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mano de Piedra Durán and Tommy Hearns among others.

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