11/10/2023 0 Comments Edwin valero death photosA hero in his country, Valero was handled by Japan's wealthy businessman-sportsman Akihiko Honda and trained at his Teikken gym and fought in Japan because he couldn't obtain a license to fight in the US. He had a huge image of President Hugo Chavez tattooed on his chest next to Venezuela's yellow, blue and red flag. Valero's last fight was in February when he pulverized Antonio DeMarco into retiring in the 9th round in Mexico. He even paid a courtesy call along with Diaz on PLDT-Smart owner Manny Pangilinan in his Makati City office. The sensational fighter with 27 knockouts in 27 fights visited the Philippines as a guest of pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao at Pacquiao's lavish birthday celebration in General Santos City along with David Diaz two years ago and told us then he had a wonderful time. ![]() Police said Valero was still alive when he was spotted by another inmate but efforts to revive him proved futile. The suicide ended a weird sequence of events that culminated in a cell at the Carabobo police station where Valero reportedly hanged himself using his own clothes. Edwin "El Inca" Valero, the knockout artist from Venezuela and the WBC lightweight champion "in recess" has committed suicide after stabbing his wife to death in their room at the Hotel Intercontinental in Valencia following a quarrel early Sunday morning.
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