About Alejandro Lavorante

Born October 25, 1936 in Rosario, Argentina
Died April 1, 1964
Career record: 19 wins (15 KO), 5 defeats (3 KO)

The man who once worked as a chauffeur for Argentine dictator Juan Peron earned a number four world heavyweight rating in Ring Magazine after knocking out top-rated Zora Folley in a stunning upset. He boxed as an amateur for three years and won the Argentine Amateur Heavyweight Championship in 1954. Lavorante suffered his third consecutive knockout in a September 21, 1962 loss to John Riggins and was put into a light coma in October of that year. Though he was unconscious, he was able to move his body when given commands by his mother. By January of 1963, he could stand and speak a few words, and respond to stimuli. However, he couldn't open his eyes and he never regained full consciousness. He died nineteen months after Riggins knocked him out.

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