
Ricardo Mayorga Arrested For Fraud
MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Former world champion boxer Ricardo ``El Matador`` Mayorga has been arrested on fraud charges in his native Nicaragua.

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MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Former world champion boxer Ricardo ``El Matador`` Mayorga has been arrested on fraud charges in his native Nicaragua.

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