Editing Alexis Argüello (section)

=== Lightweight ===
After eight successful title defenses, Argüello then moved up in weight again, and this time, he had to go to London, England, to challenge world lightweight champion [[Jim Watt (boxer)|Jim Watt]]. Watt lasted fifteen rounds, but the judges gave Argüello a unanimous 15-round decision, thus making him only the sixth boxer to win world titles in three divisions and the second Latin American (after [[Wilfred Benítez]] had become the first by beating [[Maurice Hope]] one month before) to do it. He had to face some lesser-known challengers in this division, one exception being the famous prospect [[Ray Mancini]] (known as "Boom Boom"). Mancini and Argüello engaged in a fight that was later showcased in a boxing video of the best fights of the 1980s, with Argüello prevailing by stoppage when he decked Mancini in round 14. After the fight, Argüello gained many American fans when he embraced Mancini and told a [[CBS]] television audience that he would do anything to help Mancini's father, who at the time was dealing with illness. [[Andrew Ganigan]] proved to be one of Argüello's toughest challenges as he dropped Argüello in the second round, but ultimately, the defending champion prevailed by stopping Ganigan in the fifth.