by Paul MagnoWhenever you're dealing with elite professional boxers, the best planning you can sometimes hope for is a pair of crossed fingers and a silent prayer.The Super Six World Classic was supposed to be different.Six top fighters in a highly competitive, but definitely non-glamor division. No HBO/Golden Boy/Top Rank politics...Just the best fighting the best until there … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2010
Edwin Valero’s Last 24 Hours: In His Own Words.
"Now I've screwed up for real...I'll never be able to see my daughter again." Edwin Valero, reigning lightweight champ and Venezuelan national hero was in a dingy holding cell in Carabobo, Venezuela, stripped to the waist and slowly coming down from an alcohol and cocaine frenzy that saw him brutally end the life of his 24 year old wife, Jennifer Carolina Viera just hours … [Read more...]
Was Boxing Partly At Fault For Valero’s Madness?
by Dafs117In February 2001, Edwin Valero was involved in a near fatal motorbike accident in which he fractured his skill and had surgery to remove a blood clot. Had he been wearing a helmet, his injuries would not be half as severe. Despite the life threatening injury, El Inca was cleared by Venezuelan doctors to begin his professional boxing career.Three years and twelve … [Read more...]
Edwin Valero Hanged Himself In Jail
CARACAS, Venezuela … [Read more...]
Valero Arrested On Suspicion Of Murdering His Wife
In a sickening story, Edwin Valero has been arrested on suspicion of murder of his wife, Jennifer Carolina Viera de Valero, only 24 years of age.She was found dead in a hotel room in Valencia, stabbed three times. They had a stormy relationship, with many domestic violence charges launched against Edwin, with one only last month where she later claimed that she fell down the … [Read more...]