José Adílson Rodrigues dos Santos (12 June 1958 – 24 October 2024) was a Brazilian professional boxer. He scored 61 knockouts with 43 of those coming under 5 rounds. His nickname in Brazil, Maguila, came from the cartoon '' Magilla Gorilla''. Rodrigues was a World Boxing Federation (WBF)

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champion, a

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(WBC) Continental Americas Heavyweight champion, and held the

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

Death

Rodrigues died in

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on 24 October 2024, at the age of 66, after 28 days of treatment for

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and abdominal pain. He had been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy in 2013.

Professional boxing record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodrigues, Adilson 1958 births 2024 deaths Sportspeople from Aracaju Brazilian male boxers Heavyweight boxers Boxers with chronic traumatic encephalopathy 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Boxers from São Paulo