Boxing-Former four-division world champion Oliveras dies at 47 after stroke


  • Boxing
  • Tuesday, 29 Jul 2025

(Reuters) -Former boxer Alejandra Oliveras, who won world championships in four weight classes, has died at the age of 47 after suffering a stroke, Argentine 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.

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