Israel Vázquez, a famous boxer from Mexico who won three world titles, has sadly died at 46. Israel Vázquez, a boxing hero, has passed away The president of the World Boxing Council, Mauricio Sulaiman,

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Israel Vázquez, the Mexican fighter who won three bantamweight world titles, has died at 46. World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman announced the death on Tuesday. The boxer nicknamed “El Magnifico” revealed on Nov. 10 he had sarcoma, a cancer.

Israel Vazquez, a three-time super bantamweight boxing world champion, has died from cancer at age 46. He revealed last month he’d been diagnosed with stage 4 sarcoma.