Former Boxing Champ, Managua Mayor Arguello Dead
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Friday 3rd July, 2009 13 Former boxing champ, Managua Mayor Arguello dead COMMERCIAL BANK MANAGUA, Nicaragua another world champion at three weight again in November 1982 (AP) - Boxing great and Managua weights, expressed disbelief. to challenge Pryor for the 140- OF CEYLON PLC Mayor Alexis Arguello died at his “I can’t believe it. He was my pound (63 1/2-kilogram) belt, a home of a single gunshot to his friend, my brother,” Duran said. match billed as “Battle of the Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC (Registration No. PQ 116) under Section 4 of the chest in an apparent suicide on “His death is a great loss for world Champions.” More than 23,000 Recovery of Loans by Banks (Special Provisions) Act No. 4 of 1990. Wednesday. boxing and a much greater loss fans packed the Orange Bowl in Loan Account No. 1080015524 An autopsy report said the for Nicaragua.” Miami, and the two waged an ATHAUDA MUDIYANSELAGE INDIKA PRADEEP bullet hit 57-year-old Arguello’s The retired Oscar De La Hoya epic battle before Pryor knocked KUMARA JAYAWARDENA heart and left lung, and concluded said: “I felt sad receiving the out Arguello in the 14th round. At a meeting held on 24th March 2009, the Board of Direc- tors of Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC resolved specially the probable cause was suicide. news and still find it hard to “It was a brutal, brutal and unanimously as follows: Assistant judicial police chief believe. Alexis was my idol. fight,” Arum said. “That was WHEREAS ATHAUDA MUDIYANSELAGE INDIKA Glenda Zavala said Arguello shot When I was young, I heard so something I will never, ever for- PRADEEP KUMARA JAYAWARDENA as the Obligor has himself with a 9 mm pistol and much about him and his fights get as long as I live. That was one made default in the payment due on Bond No. 24783 dated 6th June 2006 attested by A. P. U. Keppetipola, Notary was already dead when relatives and loved his style in the ring. In of the most memorable fights I Public of Kandy in favour of Commercial Bank of Ceylon brought him to the hospital. my opinion he was one of the ever did.” Limited now known as Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC and there is now due and owing to the Commercial Bank Arguello, who was elected biggest and most influential The bout was named “Fight of of Ceylon PLC as at 05th November 2008 a sum of RU- mayor of Nicaragua’s capital last fighters boxing has ever pro- the Year” and “Fight of the PEES SIX HUNDRED TWENTY NINE THOUSAND year, had spoken publicly of his duced.” Decade” by Ring Magazine, but THREE HUNDRED THIRTY AND CENTS NINETY FOUR (Rs. 629,330/94) on the said Bond and the Board of Di- struggle with depression, alcohol De La Hoya said Arguello was shrouded by controversy. rectors of Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC under the pow- and drug use. attended his fight against Steve Pryor’s trainer, Panama Lewis, ers vested by Recovery of Loans by Banks (Special Pro- He retired from boxing in 1995 In this Nov. 12, 1982 file photo, Alexis Arguello covers up as Forbes in May 2008, which was gave him a water bottle after the visions) Act No. 4 of 1990 do hereby resolve that the property and premises morefully described in the Sched- with a record of 82-8 with 65 defending champ Aaron Pryor throws a hard right during the sec- De La Hoya’s last victory. 13th round that many believe ond round of boxing action at the Orange Bowl in Miami. Nearly ule hereto and mortgaged to the Commercial Bank of knockouts and was a champion in “We shared some great contained an illegal substance - Ceylon PLC by the said Bond No. 24783 be sold by Pub- three decades ago, a ferocious puncher and brilliant ring tactician three weight divisions. He was moments together before and an accusation Pryor denied. lic Auction by Mr. I. W. Jayasuriya, Licensed Auctioneer of waged one of boxing’s epic brawls under the twinkling lights of the No. 83/5, Bomaluwa Road, Watapuluwa, Kandy for the perhaps best known for two Orange Bowl in Miami, a fight so big that few remember Roberto after the fight,” he said. A rematch was ordered and recovery of the said sum of Rupees Six Hundred Twenty thrilling battles with Aaron Pryor Duran was the walk-out bout. (AP) “Arguello was definitely a legend they met again a year later at Nine Thousand Three Hundred Thirty and Cents Ninety and fights with Ray Mancini, in the boxing world because of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Four (Rs. 629,330/94) with further interest on the said sum of Rs. 629,330/94 at 36% per annum from 06th No- Bobby Chacon and Ruben greatest fighters I’ve ever seen, he weight classes, and was consid- all the joy he brought to his fans This time, Pryor knocked out vember 2008 to date of sale together with costs of Adver- Olivares. was the most intelligent fighter,” ered for a while the best pound- with his unforgettable career and Arguello in the 10th round. tising and any other charges incurred less payments (if “I’m kind of in a daze right Bob Arum, who promoted some of for-pound fighter in the world. amazing personality.” any) since received. now. I can’t believe what I’m hear- his biggest fights, told The Panama’s Roberto Duran, Arguello moved up in THE SCHEDULE ABOVE REFERRED TO NOTICE ing,” Pryor told The Associated Associated Press. “He was a 1. All that divided and defined allotment of land marked LOST SHARE CERTIFICATES Lot 3 depicted in Plan No. 1311 dated 21st Janu- Press. “Those were great fights ring tactician. Every move The following Share Certificates of Voting Ordinary Shares in the name of Mr. ary 2005 made by H. D. P. Gunawarna Licensed Vallipuram Satyendra of No. 6/4, Cambridge Place, Colombo 07 are deemed to we had. This was a great champi- was thought out. And he was a be lost. An application has been made to the Directors of the Company for issue Surveyor containing in extent Fifteen Perches (A0- of duplicate thereof by Mr. V. Satyendra. R0-P15) or 0.0379 Hectares from and out of the land on.” wonderful, wonderful per- Share Certificate No. No. of Shares Distinctive Numbers Date called KOTUWEGEDARA WATTA situated at Nicknamed “The Explosive son.” 25059 200 13,618,036-13,618,235 16/11/2000 Wegiriya in Medapalatha of Udunuwara in the Dis- 26942 40 16,214,676-16,214,715 18/04/2002 trict of Kandy Central Province and which said Lot 3 Thin Man,” Arguello was induct- Arguello turned pro in 29023 48 19,465,361-19,465,408 30/03/2004 NOTICE is hereby given that if within two weeks from the date of publication no is bounded on the North by Pradeshiya Sabha Road ed into the International Boxing 1968 and promptly lost his first claim is made to us, the Directors shall deal with such Application for the issue of leading from Hondiyadeniya to Lunugama on the duplicate Share Certificates and the original Share Certificates will be deemed East by Ankeligoda Watta on the South by Lot 4 in Hall of Fame in 1992, where flags bout. He didn’t lose much cancelled. the said Plan and on the West by 4 meters wide Road were flying at half-staff in his more, and six years later By Order of the Board Company Secretary and reservation marked Lot 5 in the said Plan to- honour on Wednesday. knocked out Olivares in the CEYLINCO INSURANCE PLC gether with the plantations and everything standing (formerly known as Ceylinco Insurance Company Limited) Head Office, thereon and registered in Folio C 375/210 at the In 1999, a panel of experts 13th round to win the world “Ceylinco House” assembled by The AP voted featherweight title. No. 69, Janadhipathi Mawatha, Kandy Land Registry. Colombo 01. Arguello the best junior light- Arguello went on to win 2. All that divided and defined allotment of land marked Lot 4 depicted in Plan No. 1311 dated 21st Janu- weight and sixth-best lightweight the super featherweight and ary 2005 made by H. D. P. Gunawarna Licensed of the 20th century. He never lost lightweight titles, his 1.78- Surveyor containing in extent Eighteen Perches (A0- at 130 pounds (59 kilograms), and meter (5-foot-10) frame allow- R0-P18) or 0.0455 Hectares from and out of the land called KOTUWEGEDARA WATTA situated at his popularity in his own country ing him to move up in weight Wegiriya in Medapalatha of Udunuwara in the Dis- was so great that he carried the without losing his tremendous trict of Kandy Central Province and which said Lot 4 is bounded on the North by Lot 3 in the said Plan on flag for Nicaragua at the Beijing punching power. At the time, the East by Ankeligoda Watta on the South by Lot 2 Olympics. he was only the sixth boxer to in Plan No. 56 and on the West by 4 meters wide “Not only was he one of the win championships in three Road and reservation marked Lot 5 in the said Plan together with the plantations and everything stand- ing thereon and registered in Folio C 375/211 at the Kandy Land Registry. NOTICE OF RESOLUTION PASSED BY THE DFCC BANK And together with the full and free right liberty and license (FORMERLY KNOWN AS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION OF of ingress egress and regress way and passage in perpe- tuity for the Vendee her visitors engineers contractors ar- CEYLON) UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE RECOVERY OF LOANS BY BANKS chitects workmen servants tenants licensees invitees at (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) ACT NO.