Former middleweight boxing champion dies

Former world champion boxing in the middleweight Argentine Jorge Castro has died on the 60th year of life, according to the newspaper Clarin. According to the publication, Castro lost consciousness in a bingo room in the Argentine city of Moron, located in the province of Buenos Aires. The cause of death has not yet been specified.

According to the newspaper, the boxer suffered from diabetes, and the police report indicates that at the time of fainting, the level of insulin in his blood was beyond normal.

Jorge Castro was born in Caleta Olivia in 1967. During his professional career, he fought 144 fights with 130 wins, 90 of which were knockouts, and 11 defeats. The title of world middleweight champion according to the World Boxing Association (WBA), the Argentine won in August 1994, defeating Reggie Johnson. Castro was especially famous for his second title defense in December of the same year against John David Jackson, a fight The Ring magazine recognized as the fight of the year.

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