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He faced 2 of America's top boxers
- Jack Figg, Digital Sports Reporter
- Published: 14:00, 26 Oct 2024
- Updated: 14:04, 26 Oct 2024
BRAZILIAN boxing fable Adilson "Maguila" Rodrigues has died aged 66.
The erstwhile heavyweight contender passed distant successful Sao Paulo aft suffering from aggregate wellness complications.
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In 85 fights, Rodrigues won 77, mislaid seven, drew erstwhile and scored 61 vocation knockouts.
He held assorted Brazilian and South American titles, facing immoderate of boxing's champion during his time.
In 1989, helium was beaten by American large Evander Holyfield and George Foreman a twelvemonth later, losing some successful circular two.
But Rodrigues besides bushed erstwhile cruiserweight satellite champion and present Sky Sports pundit Johnny Nelson successful 1995.
His past combat came successful 2000, losing to countryman Daniel Frank.
After retiring - 13 years aboriginal - Rodrigues was diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
CTE is simply a neurodegenerative illness that affects galore erstwhile fighters aft years of caput trauma.
Symptoms see representation nonaccomplishment and confusion, which intensifies implicit time.
What is CTE?
By Jennifer Roback and Penelope Min
CTE refers to a encephalon degeneration caused by predominant caput traumas.
Other elements whitethorn play a role, including genetics, but nonstop factors are yet to beryllium discovered, arsenic reported by the Boston University CTE Center.
CTE is lone diagnosed done an autopsy of the encephalon and is known to beryllium a alternatively uncommon disease.
It is astir commonly recovered successful athletes, including shot players and boxers.
Some symptoms of CTE see representation loss, confusion, impaired judgment, depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, and progressive dementia.
These signs tin statesman to look aft years oregon adjacent decades aft the past encephalon trauma.
In 2018, with his family’s consent, Rodrigues decided to donate his encephalon to technological probe aft his death.
It volition let researchers astatine the University of Sao Paulo to survey the interaction of repeated trauma connected the brain.
Rodrigues spent his past days astatine the Anjos de Deus Therapeutic Center successful Itu receiving specialised care.
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