Nicknamed “Dinamita,” or Dynamite, Valero had yet to go the distance in any of his 27 professional bouts and won his first 18 with a first-round knockout. 6 in Monterrey, Mexico, where he stopped Antonio DeMarco of Mexico in the ninth round of their WBC lightweight title bout. Being in prison was completely contrary to how he wanted to live.”Īrum’s company, Top Rank Inc., promoted Valero’s last fight on Feb. “He was the kind of kid that wanted to be independent and do what he wanted. “This kid could not have survived living in prison for the rest of his life,” Arum said. Valero reportedly had confessed to the crime.Īrum said he was “shocked” when he heard the news that Valero had killed his wife but was not surprised when he learned of the suicide. The boxer had been detained on Sunday for stabbing his 24-year-old wife to death in a hotel room in Valencia. Valero, 28, used his own clothes to hang himself from a bar in his cell, according to Venezuelan police. Valero, a former lightweight champion who had won all 27 of his professional fights by knockout, committed suicide in a Venezuela jail cell early yesterday after being arrested for his wife’s murder. We just needed to build him up a little, get him known and then put him in with Manny. “Showtime and HBO were both talking about dates for Valero. “He and Pacquiao would have been one of the great fights of all time,” Arum said yesterday. Boxing promoter Bob Arum envisioned what he thought would be one of the biggest fights in the sport’s history: Manny Pacquiao vs.
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