Monday, April 19, 2010

Edwin Valero Found Dead In His Cell


Another boxing story that ends in horror. Edwin Valero was found dead in his Venezuelan jail cell, hours after being put there in suspicion of his wife's murder. He reportedly used his own clothes to hang himself.

Valero is a former Super Featherweight champion (who lost his title when he moved up to Lightweight) who sported a 27-0 record ... all by knockouts (including 19 in the first round). He was in line to face Manny Pacquiao at some point in the future.

But the man had his demons. He was in a motorcycle accident in 2001 that nearly ended his professional career before it got started. Due to the damage sustained in the accident, he found it hard to get his fights sanctioned. He also had a couple of assault charges on his record, but got out of them when the alleged victims (his sister, mother and wife) said that nothing happened.

Then this. Valero's wife was found dead in a Venezuelan hotel with Valero admitting that he was the killer. Hours later, he is dead.

This comes after Arturo Gatti's death was controvercially ruled a suicide, Alexis Arguello comitted suicide and Vernon Forrest murdered during a robbery in Atlanta.

Valero was 28 years old.

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