1. Edwin Valero was a Venezuelan professional boxer who competed from 2002 to 2010.
25 Facts About Edwin Valero
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Edwin Valero was an undefeated former world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBA super featherweight title from 2006 to 2008 and the WBC lightweight title from 2009 to 2010.
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On 25 February 2006, Edwin Valero set a new world record by winning his first 18 fights as a professional by first-round knockout, breaking Arthur Susskind's historic record set in 1905.
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The Los Angeles local cable show aired Edwin Valero's workouts, sparring sessions and interviews conducted by Palmiere.
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In what would arguably prove to be both boxers' toughest contest, Edwin Valero started out the match in signature fashion, knocking down the champion twice in the first round.
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Edwin Valero would go on to successfully defend the title four times before moving up in weight class, with his final defense a seventh-round stoppage of Takehiro Shimada in Tokyo on 12 June 2008.
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On 3 September 2008, Edwin Valero vacated his WBA title to fight in the lightweight division.
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Edwin Valero fought Antonio Pitalua for the vacant WBC lightweight title on 4 April 2009, in Austin, Texas.
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The bout marked the first time Edwin Valero had fought in the United States since 2003.
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Edwin Valero's next fight came on his home turf of Venezuela, in La Guaira, where he successfully defended his WBC lightweight title by a TKO victory over Hector Velasquez in the seventh round.
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Edwin Valero was able to continue the fight and went on to win by corner retirement when DeMarco failed to answer the bell for the tenth round.
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In March 2010, Edwin Valero vacated his WBC title in order to compete in the light welterweight division.
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On 5 February 2001, Edwin Valero was involved in a severe motorcycle accident in which he was not wearing a helmet.
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Edwin Valero claimed that his doctor cleared him to fight on 17 January 2002, and he turned pro that July with a first-round KO.
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Edwin Valero appeared to hit the jackpot when he was signed after his 12th pro fight by Golden Boy Promotions.
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Edwin Valero was scheduled to appear on HBO's Boxing After Dark, but in January 2004 he failed an MRI owing to brain scan irregularities in New York and thus was not allowed to fight in the United States; as a result, the fight did not take place.
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Edwin Valero continued to fight outside the US and on 25 March 2008, Valero was cleared to box in the state of Texas.
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Edwin Valero denied the allegations and considered them an attempt to harm his reputation.
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Edwin Valero's mother came forward to tell the media that no foul play was involved.
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On 25 March 2010, Edwin Valero was again accused of assault, this time by his wife, who was sent to hospital for bruises and a damaged lung.
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Edwin Valero denied any wrongdoing, stating his wife stumbled from a stairway, but investigators doubted him.
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On 18 April 2010, Edwin Valero was arrested after police found the body of his 24-year-old wife, Jennifer Carolina Viera de Edwin Valero, in a hotel in the city of Valencia, Carabobo.
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Edwin Valero was considered a suspect and was taken to jail.
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Edwin Valero allegedly admitted to hotel security and police that he had murdered his wife.
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The day after being taken to jail, Edwin Valero was found hanging in his jail cell by his pants.