Art Aragon

Arthur Benjamin Aragon (November 13, 1927 – March 25, 2008 ) was an American professional boxer and actor. Nicknamed "Golden Boy", he competed in the lightweight division from 1944 to 1960.

Early life Aragon was a native of Belen, New Mexico. Due to his family's poverty, he moved frequently during his childhood, eventually settling in East Los Angeles at age 15. He made his professional boxing debut a year later, lying about his age to get the fight. Aragon retired in 1960 with a career record of 90 wins (61 by knockout), 20 losses, and 6 draws. Before his career ended, Aragon was dogged by accusations of conspiring to fix fights in his favor, including a conviction in California in February 1957. He had various film and television credits between the 1950s and 1970s, including appearances as himself in the boxing films The Ring and Off Limits, and he played the role of Private Sanchez in the 1955 war film To Hell and Back.

He can be heard as a contestant on the 24th May 1950 radio episode and seen in the 25th October 1956 TV edition of You Bet Your Life.

Later life Aragon was married four times and engaged a fifth time. He had six acknowledged children.

After retiring from boxing, Aragon went into the bail bonds business and pursued acting roles. He converted to Judaism later in life and is buried in a Jewish cemetery in Los Angeles.

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