Alexis Arguello

Boxer and politician; Born April 19, 1952; Died July 1, 2009. Alexis Arguello, who has died aged 57 from a single gun-shot to his chest in an apparent suicide, was the Nicaraguan boxer who ended Scottish great Jim Watt's reign as world champion and went on to become mayor of his country's capital city last year. He had spoken publicly of his struggle with depression, alcohol and drug use.