Middleweight · First reported: 14 Oct, 07:25 · BoxeRingWeb
Jorge Castro, former WBA middleweight world champion, dies
Jorge Castro, former WBA middleweight world champion, died at age 59 in Argentina. Sources differ on the date: some report Tuesday, October 13, others Wednesday, October 14. Castro, known as "Locomotora" or "Roña", collapsed at a bingo hall in Morón. His professional career spanned from 1987 to 2007.
Sources differ on the date of death (October 13 or 14) and the cause: some mention hypotension or diabetes, German press reports heart attack.
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Italian press
3 sources
Argentine boxer Jorge Castro, former WBA middleweight world champion, has died
BoxeRingWeb · IT · first reported
original: È morto il guerriero argentino Jorge Castro, ex campione mondiale medi WBA
Jorge "Locomotora" Castro dies, farewell to an Argentine boxing legend
Il Globo via Google News · boxe Italia · IT · celebratory
original: Morto Jorge “Locomotora” Castro, addio a una leggenda della boxe argentina
Boxing: former Argentine champion Jorge Castro dead, was WBA middleweight champion
Sportmediaset via Google News · boxe Italia · IT
original: Boxe: morto l'ex campione argentino Jorge Castro, fu campione medi Wba
US press
2 sources
Jorge Castro, former middleweight champion and Argentine boxing legend, dies aged 59
BoxingScene · US
Jorge "Locomotora" Castro, former world champion and popular Argentine hero, dies
FightNews · US · celebratory
WBC
2 sources
Jorge "Locomotora" Castro, former world champion and popular Argentine hero, dies
Boxeo Mundial · PR · celebratory
original: Fallece Jorge¨Locomotora¨ Castro ex campeón mundial y un héroe popular argentino
Independent
3 sources
Boxing mourns Argentine legend Jorge Castro after sudden death at 59
Boxing News · GB
Former world champion Jorge Castro dies at 59
vRINGe · UA
original: Экс-чемпион мира Хорхе Кастро умер в 59 лет
Heart attack in bingo hall - World boxing champion (59) dies before his daughter's eyes
BILD · DE
original: Herzinfarkt in der Bingo-Halle - Box-Weltmeister (59) stirbt vor den Augen seiner Tochter
Heart attack in bingo hall - Boxing world champion (59) dies before his daughter's eyes
BILD · DE
original: Herzinfarkt in der Bingo-Halle - Box-Weltmeister (59) stirbt vor den Augen seiner Tochter
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Who reported it first
14 Oct · 07:25
BoxeRingWeb: Argentine boxer Jorge Castro, former WBA middleweight world champion, has died
14 Oct · 15:32
Boxeo Mundial: Jorge "Locomotora" Castro, former world champion and popular Argentine hero, dies
14 Oct · 15:33
FightNews: Jorge "Locomotora" Castro, former world champion and popular Argentine hero, dies
14 Oct · 16:28
Il Globo: Jorge "Locomotora" Castro dies, farewell to an Argentine boxing legend
14 Oct · 17:43
FightNews: Former WBA MiddleweightChamp Jorge ¨Locomotora¨ Castro Passes
14 Oct · 18:58
WBC: WBC mourns the death of former world champion Argentine Jorge 'Roña' Castro
15 Oct · 10:40
Sportmediaset: Boxing: former Argentine champion Jorge Castro dead, was WBA middleweight champion
15 Oct · 13:00
Boxing News: Boxing mourns Argentine legend Jorge Castro after sudden death at 59