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Professional Fighter Geronimo dos Santos Drowns in Rio Negro

12/17/2025

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Geronimo dos Santos drowned in the Rio Negro, Brazil, after swimming.
Divers recovered his body on Monday, trapped under rocks.
The municipality of São Gabriel da Cachoeira confirmed his death.
He was known as Mondragon and had a professional record of 45 wins in 72 fights.
He last competed in April with a knockout of Aleksei Oleinik and withdrew from the June bout.

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Geronimo dos Santos drowned in the Rio Negro, Brazil, after swimming.
Divers recovered his body on Monday, trapped under rocks.
The municipality of São Gabriel da Cachoeira confirmed his death.
He was known as Mondragon and had a professional record of 45 wins in 72 fights.
He last competed in April with a knockout of Aleksei Oleinik and withdrew from the June bout.