Israel Vazquez, a three-time junior featherweight champion who became one of the most respected all-action fighters in modern Mexican history, has died of cancer at the age of 46.  WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman revealed the news Tuesday on social media.

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.

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.