Former world lightweight boxing champion Edwin Valero has passed away. He was found dead in his jail cell in Caracas, Venezuela on Monday, reports the Los Angeles Times. According to Venezuelan Federal Police Chief Wilmer Flores, Valero hanged himself using the sweat pants he wore. He was taken into custody Sunday on suspicion of killing his 24-year-old wife.
Edwin Valero’s wife death
The body of Edwin Valero’s wife, Jennifer Viera, was found in a hotel room in the city of Valencia, Carabobo. At some point Sunday morning, as he was leaving the hotel room, Valero allegedly told security he had killed his wife. Police authorities detained Valero on Sunday on suspicion of the killing. They had plans to charge him for the murder of Jennifer Viera. Viera was found with three stab wounds on her body.
A Household Name: Edwin Valero
Edwin Valero earned a fierce reputation in his boxing career, particularly for earning a 27-0 record, all of which he won by knockouts.
To many of his fans in Venezuela, he was known as El “Inca”, which means a ruler or high-ranking member of the Inca Empire. To other fans, he was known as Terminator, Liquidator, and Dinamita, or dynamite. He was well known and admired for his crafty styles and powerful clouts in the ring, as well as a flawless knockout ratio.
Edwin Valero’s record of domestic abuse
According to ESPN Sports news, Edwin Valero was also arrested last month and charged for harassing wife Jennifer Viera. He was also charged for threatening medical personnel at the hospital where his wife had received medical treatment for brutal injuries to her body, including severe bruises, a damaged lung and broken ribs.
The Attorney General’s Office said in a statement that an attempt to place him in jail was made, but Valero instead was only placed under a restraining order that forbid him from going anywhere near Viera, a ruling he consistently violated, according to the report.
Edwin Valero was found dead on April 19, 2009.
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