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Boxing champion and economic analyst for Aqui Agora, Maguila dies at age 66 · TV News

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José Adilson Rodrigues dos Santos, better known as Maguiladied this Thursday (24), aged 66. The athlete became known for becoming a true boxing legend. The former Brazilian boxer was national, South American and world champion in the heavyweight category. After receiving repeated blows to the head during his career, he was diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a progressive neurodegenerative disease.

The death was confirmed by the boxer’s widow, Irani Pinheiro. Since 2017, he received palliative treatment and had been out of the media for a few years. Maguila only appeared on her social networks, demonstrated speech difficulties and was using a wheelchair.

Born in Aracaju, capital of Sergipe, Maguila went to São Paulo at a young age and started working in construction to help his family. In his spare time, he practiced boxing in an improvised way, using tires as targets for his blows.

His talent caught the attention of announcer Luciano do Valle (1947-2014), who became his main promoter. The athlete had late access to correct boxing training, but still managed to achieve repeated victories in the Brazilian, South American, American and world boxing championships.

He was even the first Brazilian champion in the heavyweight category by the World Boxing Federation (WBO). His career in the ring ended in February 2000, after he lost a fight by knockout to Daniel Frank.

Later, Maguila became a regular on TV shows. The former boxer was an economic commentator on Aqui Agora (1991-1997) and was also part of Show do Tom (2004). In 2009, he even ventured into a career as a singer and released the album Vida de Campeão.

Maguila also got involved in philanthropy and created the NGO Tomorrow Better, which teaches boxing to children and teenagers in underprivileged areas. In 2010, he tried to be elected as a federal deputy for the PTN, but received only 0.1% of the votes.

The man from Sergipe was hospitalized for two years after being wrongly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. After a reevaluation, his condition was corrected to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), known as dementia pugilistica.

The disease, common in boxers due to blows to the head, progressively causes cognitive decline, behavioral changes and memory problems due to the destruction of neurons.

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