# Adílson Rodrigues

José Adílson Rodrigues dos Santos (12 June 1958 – 24 October 2024) was a Brazilian professional boxer. He scored 61 knockouts with 43 of those coming under 5 rounds. His nickname in Brazil, Maguila, came from the cartoon Magilla Gorilla.
Rodrigues was a World Boxing Federation (WBF) heavyweight champion, a World Boxing Council (WBC) Continental Americas Heavyweight champion, and held the South American title for 14 straight years, from 1986 to 2000.

## Death

Rodrigues died in São Paulo on 24 October 2024, at the age of 66, after 28 days of treatment for pneumonia and abdominal pain. He had been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy in 2013.

## Professional boxing record

| | 77 Wins (61 knockouts, 16 decisions), 7 Losses (7 knockouts, 0 decisions), 1 Draw | 77 Wins (61 knockouts, 16 decisions), 7 Losses (7 knockouts, 0 decisions), 1 Draw | 77 Wins (61 knockouts, 16 decisions), 7 Losses (7 knockouts, 0 decisions), 1 Draw | 77 Wins (61 knockouts, 16 decisions), 7 Losses (7 knockouts, 0 decisions), 1 Draw | 77 Wins (61 knockouts, 16 decisions), 7 Losses (7 knockouts, 0 decisions), 1 Draw | 77 Wins (61 knockouts, 16 decisions), 7 Losses (7 knockouts, 0 decisions), 1 Draw | 77 Wins (61 knockouts, 16 decisions), 7 Losses (7 knockouts, 0 decisions), 1 Draw | 77 Wins (61 knockouts, 16 decisions), 7 Losses (7 knockouts, 0 decisions), 1 Draw |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| 85 | Loss | 77-7-1 | Daniel Frank | KO | 4 | 29/02/2000 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 84 | Draw | 77-6-1 | Juan Antonio Diaz | PTS | 10 | 17/01/1999 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 83 | Win | 77-6 | Alberto Toribio Coman | TKO | 9 | 19/09/1998 | Palmas, Brazil | |
| 82 | Loss | 76-6 | Pedro Daniel Franco | TKO | 9 | 23/05/1998 | Punta del Este, Uruguay | WBA Fedelatin Heavyweight Title. |
| 81 | Win | 76-5 | Bilal Muhammad | TKO | 4 | 28/03/1998 | Itapevi, Brazil | |
| 80 | Win | 75-5 | Francisco Harris | TKO | 5 | 14/02/1998 | Cubatão, Brazil | |
| 79 | Win | 74-5 | Tommy Mucciogrosso | TKO | 3 | 13/12/1997 | Caninde de Sao Francisco, Brazil | |
| 78 | Win | 73-5 | Salvador Maciel | TKO | 1 | 09/11/1997 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 77 | Win | 72-5 | Isaac Poole | KO | 3 | 27/09/1997 | Campina Grande, Brazil | |
| 76 | Win | 71-5 | Luis Alberto Musa Pereyra | KO | 1 | 31/08/1997 | Cuiabá, Brazil | |
| 75 | Win | 70-5 | Alberto Valerio Jorge Arias | KO | 2 | 27/07/1997 | Suzano, Brazil | |
| 74 | Win | 69-5 | Pedro Llaneza | KO | 4 | 21/06/1997 | Jundiai, Brazil | |
| 73 | Win | 68-5 | Ricardo Alfredo Ibarra | TKO | 6 | 22/12/1996 | São Paulo, Brazil | WBA Fedelatin Heavyweight Title. |
| 72 | Win | 67-5 | Salvador Maciel | TKO | 3 | 08/09/1996 | São Paulo, Brazil | IBF Latin American Heavyweight Title. |
| 71 | Win | 66-5 | Cleveland Woods | PTS | 10 | 07/07/1996 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 70 | Win | 65-5 | Dave Fiddler | KO | 3 | 18/05/1996 | Araraquara, Brazil | WBF Heavyweight Title. |
| 69 | Win | 64-5 | Johnny Nelson | UD | 12 | 03/12/1995 | São Paulo, Brazil | WBF Heavyweight Title. |
| 68 | Win | 63-5 | Ricardo Alfredo Ibarra | KO | 2 | 28/10/1995 | Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil | |
| 67 | Win | 62-5 | Porfirio Rosa | KO | 2 | 09/10/1995 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 66 | Win | 61-5 | Johnny Nelson | PTS | 12 | 22/08/1995 | São Paulo, Brazil | WBF Heavyweight Title. |
| 65 | Win | 60-5 | Stan White Johnson | KO | 2 | 02/07/1995 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 64 | Win | 59-5 | Jason Waller | TKO | 3 | 16/05/1995 | Osasco, Brazil | |
| 63 | Loss | 58-5 | Mike Ronay Evans | KO | 7 | 07/03/1995 | Santos, Brazil | |
| 62 | Win | 58-4 | Mike Perkins | KO | 1 | 26/01/1995 | Recife, Brazil | |
| 61 | Win | 57-4 | Nikolay Kulpin | UD | 10 | 11/12/1994 | Embu-Guaçu, Brazil | |
| 60 | Win | 56-4 | Jerry Jones | TKO | 2 | 22/10/1994 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 59 | Win | 55-4 | Terry Davis | KO | 2 | 06/08/1994 | Guaruja, Brazil | |
| 58 | Win | 54-4 | Daniel Eduardo Neto | TKO | 8 | 18/06/1994 | Mauá, Brazil | South American Heavyweight Title. |
| 57 | Win | 53-4 | Gilton Dos Santos | TKO | 9 | 14/05/1994 | São Paulo, Brazil | Brazil Heavyweight Title. |
| 56 | Win | 52-4 | Dan Ramsey | TKO | 2 | 26/03/1994 | Paranavaí, Brazil | |
| 55 | Win | 51-4 | Mark Young | TKO | 7 | 27/11/1993 | Aracaju, Brazil | |
| 54 | Win | 50-4 | Mike Cohen | TKO | 1 | 30/10/1993 | Cajamar, Brazil | |
| 53 | Win | 49-4 | Julio Abel Gonzalez | TKO | 4 | 25/09/1993 | São Sebastião, Brazil | South American Heavyweight Title. |
| 52 | Win | 48-4 | Manoel De Almeida | TKO | 6 | 28/08/1993 | São Paulo, Brazil | Brazil Heavyweight Title. |
| 51 | Win | 47-4 | David Jaco | UD | 10 | 31/07/1993 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 50 | Win | 46-4 | Mario Oscar Melo | TKO | 7 | 26/06/1993 | São Paulo, Brazil | South American Heavyweight Title. |
| 49 | Win | 45-4 | Victor Luis Britos Samudio | KO | 4 | 22/05/1993 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 48 | Win | 44-4 | Jorge Alfredo Dascola | RTD | 5 | 09/12/1992 | Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil | South American Heavyweight Title. |
| 47 | Win | 43-4 | Jorge Guido Cambiaso | KO | 10 | 18/09/1992 | Cruz Alta, Brazil | |
| 46 | Win | 42-4 | Gordon Racette | KO | 7 | 13/06/1992 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 45 | Win | 41-4 | Juan Antonio Diaz | UD | 12 | 25/04/1992 | Osasco, Brazil | South American Heavyweight Title. |
| 44 | Win | 40-4 | Miguel Cea | TKO | 5 | 13/12/1991 | Brasília, Brazil | South American Heavyweight Title. |
| 43 | Win | 39-4 | Edemilson Tomacio | KO | 5 | 06/09/1991 | Araguari, Brazil | Brazil Heavyweight Title. |
| 42 | Win | 38-4 | Angel Amarilla Garcia | KO | 4 | 22/08/1991 | Recife, Brazil | South American Heavyweight Title. |
| 41 | Win | 37-4 | Daniel Eduardo Guibaudo | TKO | 3 | 27/07/1991 | Maringá, Brazil | South American Heavyweight Title. |
| 40 | Loss | 36-4 | George Foreman | KO | 2 | 16/06/1990 | Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Rodrigues knocked out at 2:39 of the second round. |
| 39 | Win | 36-3 | Walter Armando Masseroni | DQ | 10 | 08/12/1989 | São Paulo, Brazil | South American Heavyweight Title. |
| 38 | Loss | 35-3 | Evander Holyfield | KO | 2 | 15/07/1989 | Stateline, Nevada, U.S. | WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title. Rodrigues knocked out at 1:29 of the second round. |
| 37 | Win | 35-2 | Mike Rouse | PTS | 10 | 22/05/1989 | Blumenau, Brazil | |
| 36 | Win | 34-2 | James Tillis | UD | 10 | 20/03/1989 | Toledo, Brazil | |
| 35 | Win | 33-2 | Sammy Scaff | KO | 2 | 18/12/1988 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
| 34 | Win | 32-2 | Mark Lee | KO | 1 | 14/10/1988 | Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Lee knocked out at 2:34 of the first round. |
| 33 | Win | 31-2 | Hughroy Currie | TKO | 8 | 14/08/1988 | Londrina, Brazil | |
| 32 | Win | 30-2 | Dave Garside | TKO | 3 | 12/06/1988 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 31 | Win | 29-2 | Jorge Guido Cambiaso | KO | 7 | 14/03/1988 | Porto Alegre, Brazil | South American Heavyweight Title. |
| 30 | Win | 28-2 | Alfredo Evangelista | PTS | 10 | 20/12/1987 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 29 | Win | 27-2 | Reggie Gross | PTS | 10 | 11/10/1987 | Araraquara, Brazil | |
| 28 | Win | 26-2 | James Smith | SD | 10 | 09/08/1987 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 27 | Win | 25-2 | Mike Jameson | PTS | 10 | 21/06/1987 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 26 | Win | 24-2 | Lorenzo Boyd | KO | 2 | 31/05/1987 | Curitiba, Brazil | |
| 25 | Win | 23-2 | Felipe Rodriguez | TKO | 8 | 15/03/1987 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 24 | Win | 22-2 | Rocky Sekorski | PTS | 12 | 21/12/1986 | São Paulo, Brazil | WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title. |
| 23 | Win | 21-2 | Melvin Epps | PTS | 10 | 05/10/1986 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 22 | Win | 20-2 | Andre van den Oetelaar | KO | 3 | 27/07/1986 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 21 | Win | 19-2 | Walter Daniel Falconi | KO | 7 | 18/05/1986 | São Paulo, Brazil | South American Heavyweight Title. |
| 20 | Win | 18-2 | Vedat Akova | TKO | 3 | 02/03/1986 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 19 | Loss | 18-1 | Andre van den Oetelaar | KO | 5 | 17/11/1985 | Sorocaba, Brazil | |
| 18 | Win | 17-1 | Albert Syben | KO | 6 | 06/10/1985 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 17 | Win | 16-1 | Peter Mulindwa Kozza | KO | 2 | 03/08/1985 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 16 | Win | 15-1 | Nate Robinson | KO | 1 | 09/06/1985 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 15 | Loss | 14-1 | Walter Daniel Falconi | KO | 3 | 30/03/1985 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 14 | Win | 14-0 | Walter Santemore | TKO | 5 | 10/02/1985 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 13 | Win | 13-0 | Louis Pergaud | KO | 9 | 16/12/1984 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 12 | Win | 12-0 | George Butzbach | TKO | 3 | 28/10/1984 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 11 | Win | 11-0 | Juan Antonio Figueroa | KO | 1 | 09/09/1984 | São Paulo, Brazil | South American Heavyweight Title. |
| 10 | Win | 10-0 | Louis Pergaud | TKO | 5 | 29/07/1984 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 9 | Win | 9-0 | Mike White | PTS | 10 | 13/05/1984 | Londrina, Brazil | |
| 8 | Win | 8-0 | Juan Antonio Musladino | KO | 6 | 08/04/1984 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 7 | Win | 7-0 | Domingo D'Elia | TKO | 8 | 05/02/1984 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 6 | Win | 6-0 | Marcos Antonio Tosto | KO | 1 | 12/09/1983 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 5 | Win | 5-0 | Eduardo Oliveira | KO | 2 | 15/08/1983 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 4 | Win | 4-0 | Waldemar De Oliveira | KO | 1 | 01/07/1983 | São Paulo, Brazil | Brazil Heavyweight Title. |
| 3 | Win | 3-0 | Francisco Diaz | KO | 1 | 14/05/1983 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 2 | Win | 2-0 | Alaerte Vaz | KO | 2 | 18/03/1983 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 1 | Win | 1-0 | Jose Tavares | KO | 3 | 04/02/1983 | São Paulo, Brazil | |