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

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, where he is being treated for

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originating from dementia pugilistica. His nickname in Brazil, Maguila, comes from the cartoon ''

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''. Rodrigues is a former World Boxing Federation (WBF)

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world champion, a former

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(WBC) Continental Americas Heavyweight title winner, and held the

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n title for 14 straight years, from 1986 to 2000.

Professional boxing record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodrigues, Adilson 1958 births Living people Sportspeople from Aracaju Brazilian male boxers Heavyweight boxers Boxers with chronic traumatic encephalopathy 20th-century Brazilian people 21st-century Brazilian people Boxers from São Paulo