";s:4:"text";s:2652:" What do you think happened? BoxRec.com uses cookies to make the site simpler. Edwin Valero: why did he murder his wife? PBC on LEAN! The tragic tale of Edwin Valero: He was boxing’s most-feared power puncher, fuelled by childhood demons – and drink and drugs… but on one awful night 10 years ago, mental illness drove this Venezuelan folk hero to stab his wife to death then kill himself . In 2001 he was involved in a motorcycle accident that caused a cerebral haemorrhage – and was charged with drink driving.Money was so scarce that Valero, his two parents and four siblings had to share just two bedrooms in the family home.In August 2006, Valero announced himself on the world stage by stopping Vicente Mosquera in Panama to claim the WBA super-featherweight belt.He was a vocal supporter of Venezuela’s socialist president, Hugo Chavez, and had a gaudy tattoo of him on his torso, but was captivating and laying out everyone and everything put in front of him. Legendary boxing promoter Arum said years later that Valero became ‘totally erratic’ and that ‘he didn’t seem normal’.He denied the allegations by saying she had fallen down the stairs. By Scott Christ @scblh1 Apr 18, 2010, 1:46pm EDT Share this story. Edwin Valero, Venezuelan boxer (born Dec. 3, 1981, Bolero Alto, Venez.—died April 19, 2010, Caracas, Venez. She was 24.The owner of the shop sent Edwin to a boxing gym where he would hone his skills and eventually become one on the finest fighters to emerge out of Venezuela.His mother is said to have told reporters that the circle of friends he ran with ‘robbed and killed’ people and that he was the only one out of 30 to live to see his 20th birthday.This is the last picture of Valero, who hung himself a day after being arrested on suspicion of killing his wifeValero will be best remembered in the ring for overcoming a bad cut to beat Antonio DeMarco Valero was accused of assault at different points during his career and when his wife was brought into hospital one time with a damaged long, the doctors at the time had doubts over where the injuries came from.
), was a world champion in two weight divisions and won all 27 of his professional career fights by knockout; he gained a huge following among boxing fans in his native Venezuela and around the world with his explosive punching power and relentless style.