Adílson Rodrigues

Adílson Rodrigues
Born
José Adílson Rodrigues dos Santos

(1958-06-12)12 June 1958
Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil
Died24 October 2024(2024-10-24) (aged 66)
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Other namesMaguila
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Reach72 in (183 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights85
Wins77
Wins by KO61
Losses7
Draws1
No contests0

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.[1]

Rodrigues was a World Boxing Federation (WBF) heavyweight champion, a World Boxing Council (WBC) Continental Americas Heavyweight champion, and held the South American title for 14 straight years, from 1986 to 2000.

Death

Rodrigues died in São Paulo on 24 October 2024, at the age of 66, after 28 days of treatment for pneumonia and abdominal pain. He had been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy in 2013.[clarification needed][2]

Professional boxing record

77 Wins (61 knockouts, 16 decisions), 7 Losses (7 knockouts, 0 decisions), 1 Draw[3]
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
85 Loss 77-7-1 Brazil Daniel Frank KO 4 29/02/2000 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
84 Draw 77-6-1 Argentina Juan Antonio Diaz PTS 10 17/01/1999 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
83 Win 77-6 Argentina Alberto Toribio Coman TKO 9 19/09/1998 Brazil Palmas, Brazil
82 Loss 76-6 Argentina Pedro Daniel Franco TKO 9 23/05/1998 Uruguay Punta del Este, Uruguay WBA Fedelatin Heavyweight Title.
81 Win 76-5 United States Bilal Muhammad TKO 4 28/03/1998 Brazil Itapevi, Brazil
80 Win 75-5 United States Francisco Harris TKO 5 14/02/1998 Brazil Cubatão, Brazil
79 Win 74-5 United States Tommy Mucciogrosso TKO 3 13/12/1997 Brazil Caninde de Sao Francisco, Brazil
78 Win 73-5 Mexico Salvador Maciel TKO 1 09/11/1997 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
77 Win 72-5 United States Isaac Poole KO 3 27/09/1997 Brazil Campina Grande, Brazil
76 Win 71-5 Argentina Luis Alberto Musa Pereyra KO 1 31/08/1997 Brazil Cuiabá, Brazil
75 Win 70-5 Argentina Alberto Valerio Jorge Arias KO 2 27/07/1997 Brazil Suzano, Brazil
74 Win 69-5 Argentina Pedro Llaneza KO 4 21/06/1997 Brazil Jundiai, Brazil
73 Win 68-5 Argentina Ricardo Alfredo Ibarra TKO 6 22/12/1996 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil WBA Fedelatin Heavyweight Title.
72 Win 67-5 Mexico Salvador Maciel TKO 3 08/09/1996 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil IBF Latin American Heavyweight Title.
71 Win 66-5 United States Cleveland Woods PTS 10 07/07/1996 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
70 Win 65-5 Canada Dave Fiddler KO 3 18/05/1996 Brazil Araraquara, Brazil WBF Heavyweight Title.
69 Win 64-5 United Kingdom Johnny Nelson UD 12 03/12/1995 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil WBF Heavyweight Title.
68 Win 63-5 Argentina Ricardo Alfredo Ibarra KO 2 28/10/1995 Brazil Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
67 Win 62-5 Brazil Porfirio Rosa KO 2 09/10/1995 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
66 Win 61-5 United Kingdom Johnny Nelson PTS 12 22/08/1995 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil WBF Heavyweight Title.
65 Win 60-5 United States Stan White Johnson KO 2 02/07/1995 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
64 Win 59-5 United States Jason Waller TKO 3 16/05/1995 Brazil Osasco, Brazil
63 Loss 58-5 United States Mike Ronay Evans KO 7 07/03/1995 Brazil Santos, Brazil
62 Win 58-4 United States Mike Perkins KO 1 26/01/1995 Brazil Recife, Brazil
61 Win 57-4 Kazakhstan Nikolay Kulpin UD 10 11/12/1994 Brazil Embu-Guaçu, Brazil
60 Win 56-4 United States Jerry Jones TKO 2 22/10/1994 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
59 Win 55-4 United States Terry Davis KO 2 06/08/1994 Brazil Guaruja, Brazil
58 Win 54-4 Argentina Daniel Eduardo Neto TKO 8 18/06/1994 Brazil Mauá, Brazil South American Heavyweight Title.
57 Win 53-4 Brazil Gilton Dos Santos TKO 9 14/05/1994 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil Brazil Heavyweight Title.
56 Win 52-4 United States Dan Ramsey TKO 2 26/03/1994 Brazil Paranavaí, Brazil
55 Win 51-4 United States Mark Young TKO 7 27/11/1993 Brazil Aracaju, Brazil
54 Win 50-4 United States Mike Cohen TKO 1 30/10/1993 Brazil Cajamar, Brazil
53 Win 49-4 Argentina Julio Abel Gonzalez TKO 4 25/09/1993 Brazil São Sebastião, Brazil South American Heavyweight Title.
52 Win 48-4 Brazil Manoel De Almeida TKO 6 28/08/1993 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil Brazil Heavyweight Title.
51 Win 47-4 United States David Jaco UD 10 31/07/1993 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
50 Win 46-4 Argentina Mario Oscar Melo TKO 7 26/06/1993 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil South American Heavyweight Title.
49 Win 45-4 Paraguay Victor Luis Britos Samudio KO 4 22/05/1993 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
48 Win 44-4 Argentina Jorge Alfredo Dascola RTD 5 09/12/1992 Brazil Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil South American Heavyweight Title.
47 Win 43-4 Argentina Jorge Guido Cambiaso KO 10 18/09/1992 Brazil Cruz Alta, Brazil
46 Win 42-4 Canada Gordon Racette KO 7 13/06/1992 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
45 Win 41-4 Argentina Juan Antonio Diaz UD 12 25/04/1992 Brazil Osasco, Brazil South American Heavyweight Title.
44 Win 40-4 Chile Miguel Cea TKO 5 13/12/1991 Brazil Brasilia, Brazil South American Heavyweight Title.
43 Win 39-4 Brazil Edemilson Tomacio KO 5 06/09/1991 Brazil Araguari, Brazil Brazil Heavyweight Title.
42 Win 38-4 United States Angel Amarilla Garcia KO 4 22/08/1991 Brazil Recife, Brazil South American Heavyweight Title.
41 Win 37-4 Argentina Daniel Eduardo Guibaudo TKO 3 27/07/1991 Brazil Maringá, Brazil South American Heavyweight Title.
40 Loss 36-4 United States George Foreman KO 2 16/06/1990 United States Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Rodrigues knocked out at 2:39 of the second round.
39 Win 36-3 Argentina Walter Armando Masseroni DQ 10 08/12/1989 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil South American Heavyweight Title.
38 Loss 35-3 United States Evander Holyfield KO 2 15/07/1989 United States Stateline, Nevada, U.S. WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title. Rodrigues knocked out at 1:29 of the second round.
37 Win 35-2 United States Mike Rouse PTS 10 22/05/1989 Brazil Blumenau, Brazil
36 Win 34-2 United States James Tillis UD 10 20/03/1989 Brazil Toledo, Brazil
35 Win 33-2 United States Sammy Scaff KO 2 18/12/1988 Brazil Belo Horizonte, Brazil
34 Win 32-2 United States Mark Lee KO 1 14/10/1988 United States Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Lee knocked out at 2:34 of the first round.
33 Win 31-2 United Kingdom Hughroy Currie TKO 8 14/08/1988 Brazil Londrina, Brazil
32 Win 30-2 United Kingdom Dave Garside TKO 3 12/06/1988 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
31 Win 29-2 Argentina Jorge Guido Cambiaso KO 7 14/03/1988 Brazil Porto Alegre, Brazil South American Heavyweight Title.
30 Win 28-2 Uruguay Alfredo Evangelista PTS 10 20/12/1987 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
29 Win 27-2 United States Reggie Gross PTS 10 11/10/1987 Brazil Araraquara, Brazil
28 Win 26-2 United States James Smith SD 10 09/08/1987 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
27 Win 25-2 United States Mike Jameson PTS 10 21/06/1987 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
26 Win 24-2 United States Lorenzo Boyd KO 2 31/05/1987 Brazil Curitiba, Brazil
25 Win 23-2 Spain Felipe Rodriguez TKO 8 15/03/1987 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
24 Win 22-2 United States Rocky Sekorski PTS 12 21/12/1986 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title.
23 Win 21-2 United States Melvin Epps PTS 10 05/10/1986 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
22 Win 20-2 Netherlands Andre van den Oetelaar KO 3 27/07/1986 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
21 Win 19-2 Argentina Walter Daniel Falconi KO 7 18/05/1986 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil South American Heavyweight Title.
20 Win 18-2 Turkey Vedat Akova TKO 3 02/03/1986 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
19 Loss 18-1 Netherlands Andre van den Oetelaar KO 5 17/11/1985 Brazil Sorocaba, Brazil
18 Win 17-1 Belgium Albert Syben KO 6 06/10/1985 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
17 Win 16-1 Uganda Peter Mulindwa Kozza KO 2 03/08/1985 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
16 Win 15-1 United States Nate Robinson KO 1 09/06/1985 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
15 Loss 14-1 Argentina Walter Daniel Falconi KO 3 30/03/1985 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
14 Win 14-0 United States Walter Santemore TKO 5 10/02/1985 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
13 Win 13-0 Cameroon Louis Pergaud KO 9 16/12/1984 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
12 Win 12-0 Germany George Butzbach TKO 3 28/10/1984 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
11 Win 11-0 Argentina Juan Antonio Figueroa KO 1 09/09/1984 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil South American Heavyweight Title.
10 Win 10-0 Cameroon Louis Pergaud TKO 5 29/07/1984 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
9 Win 9-0 United States Mike White PTS 10 13/05/1984 Brazil Londrina, Brazil
8 Win 8-0 Argentina Juan Antonio Musladino KO 6 08/04/1984 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
7 Win 7-0 Argentina Domingo D'Elia TKO 8 05/02/1984 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
6 Win 6-0 Argentina Marcos Antonio Tosto KO 1 12/09/1983 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
5 Win 5-0 Brazil Eduardo Oliveira KO 2 15/08/1983 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
4 Win 4-0 Brazil Waldemar De Oliveira KO 1 01/07/1983 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil Brazil Heavyweight Title.
3 Win 3-0 Brazil Francisco Diaz KO 1 14/05/1983 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
2 Win 2-0 Brazil Alaerte Vaz KO 2 18/03/1983 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
1 Win 1-0 Brazil Jose Tavares KO 3 04/02/1983 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil

References

  1. ^ Kestelman, Amanda; Roseguini, Guilherme (1 November 2015). "Rival invisível: Maguila encara doença e tenta manter sorrisos com o boxe". GloboEsporte.com (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Globo.com. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Maguila, lenda do boxe brasileiro, morre aos 66 anos". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-10-24. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  3. ^ "Adilson Rodrigues". BoxRec. Archived from the original on 2015-03-27. Retrieved 2012-02-18.