Boxing-Former four-division world champion Oliveras dies at 47 after stroke
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Argentine boxer Alejandra "Locomotora" Oliveras before a training bout beside 9 de Julio avenue in downtown Buenos Aires on Dec 19, 2006.
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Former boxer Alejandra Oliveras, who won world championships in four weight classes, has died at the age of 47 after suffering a stroke, Argentinian media reports said on Tuesday.
Known to fans as “Locomotora” (locomotive) for her relentlessly offensive fighting style, Oliveras was hospitalised earlier this month in Santa Fe before her death on Monday.
She won world titles in the super-bantamweight, featherweight, lightweight and light-welterweight divisions during a professional career spanning 12 years.
Oliveras won 33 bouts, including 16 knockouts, while losing three fights and drawing two, before her retirement from boxing in 2017.
“We deeply mourn the loss of our champion. Her legacy will live on in our minds and hearts,” the World Boxing Council said in a statement.
The government of Santa Fe declared 72 hours of mourning following her death, local media reports said. REUTERS
