MOSCOW, Sep 14 Argentine ex-World Boxing Champion Boxing Association (WBA) and the World Boxing Council (WBC) in the flyweight category Horacio Accavallo died at the age of 88, his son Horacio Accavallo Jr. said on social networks. Accavallo suffered from Alzheimer's disease for almost ten years. I will remember, old man, with arms thrown up like a champion. Thank you for all your lessons and for instilling your values in me. Rest in peace,» the boxer's son wrote on his Instagram *. Accavallo fought 83 fights in the professional ring , 75 of them ended in victories (34 by knockout). He became the second Argentine in history who managed to win the world boxing title, the athlete kept it from 1966 to 1968.
