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The Fast Rise and Tragic Fall of Edwin Valero December 3, 1981- April 19, 2010

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  • The Fast Rise and Tragic Fall of Edwin Valero December 3, 1981- April 19, 2010

    By Gabriel Montoya

    Internet myth, knockout artist, lightweight champ, southpaw, rising star, husband, father, abusive husband, confessed murderer, and now suicide statistic, mercurial, natural born fighter Edwin “El Inca” or Dinamita” Valero (27-0 with 27 KOs) came and went through the lives of friends, family, and boxing fans like a violent charismatic shooting star. He burned brightly as he passed by and for a brief moment in time his potential brilliance shined upon us. But as is always the case in life, there are two sides to every story

    Over the past year, the troubled prize fighter, with seeming bricks in his hands and a will of steel’s life began to unravel. Years of drug and alcohol abuse alleged by the family of his now deceased 24 year old wife of ten years, Jennifer Yiera, had taken their toll on the troubled soul and a hidden life of spousal abuse, intimidation, hard partying and superstar diva antics began to surface. It was a hidden life that eventually overtook them and ended this past weekend when Valero, checked in with his wife to the Hotel Intercontinental in Valencia, Venezuela. It was there in the early morning hours of April 17 that Valero came downstairs to the lobby and (according to eyewitness accounts) quietly told hotel security that he had murdered his wife. Authorities arrived on the scene within the hour, found the body of Yiera stabbed to death in their hotel room and took Valero into custody.

    Valero’s rapidly falling star would finish crumbling to the earth in the early morning hours of April 19, 2010 when he was found by an inmate hanging from a noose made from his sweatpants, barely alive. An attempt to stabilize him by the guards failed and Valero died shortly thereafter. He was 29.

    An investigation has been launched by Venezuelan authorities into both the murder of Viera and the suicide death of Valero. The two tragically leave behind many questions, few answers, and two children, an eight year old son and five year old daughter now in the custody of Viera’s mother.

    Edwin Valero was first seen by Maywood, Ca trainer Joe Hernandez in an international amateur tournament in Venezuela. Hernandez had brought his young charge at the time, Francisco “Panchito” Bojado to the tourney and it was there that he first encountered the doomed phenom.

    “I met Edwin just before the [2000] Olympics,” Hernandez told Maxboxing.com on Monday. “I met him in Venezuela in an amateur tournament. He was representing Venezuela and we were representing Panchito Bojado. And it just so happened that the two finalists were Panchito Bojado and Edwin Valero. And Valero won the fight.”


    “I was there when he failed the MRI in New York,” said Fischer. “He was very loving with his family. He was very sweet with his wife and kids. But after he won his title, he changed. He was pretty happy go lucky whenever I saw him solo. But around his family, he wasn’t that warm to them. From that point on, I never saw them smile. They seemed very solemn. After he won the 130 pound title. And after the 135 pound title. I was there and it was that way even there. No smiles. Not from the son. Not from the wife.”

    Valero would go on to defend that title four times until finally in 2009 he signed with US based promoter Top Rank and was licensed in Texas. He would take out Antonio Pitalua in a lightweight bout via second round highlight reel KO and it seemed as if once again, his career was on track. Talk began of Valero facing the best of the best. Humberto Soto, Manny Pacquiao and a host of names were thrown out. But also, signs of imbalance had begun to show.


    Get the full article http://www.maxboxing.com/news/main-l...-april-19-2010

  • #2
    really good stuff in that article...


    “There was a funny story,” explained Alcorta. “We went to go spar Mike Anchondo because he was getting ready for a big fight. They wanted to spar six to eight rounds. The third round, I looked at Joe Hernandez and Clemente Medina, who we were working with at the time, and said ‘[Anchondo] ain’t going to make it. There’s no way.’ And sure enough, the fourth round, that was it. They couldn’t go no more. And Mike Anchondo, I’ll always remember, he walked up to our corner and said ‘Goddamn. What do you feed this guy? Nails?’ Mike Anchondo remember was getting ready for a big fight. He was already in fighting shape. With Valero, three or four rounds he couldn’t do no more. That was it.

    “Everybody that would get in the ring with the guy,” Alcorta continued, “nobody looked forward to it, let’s put it that way.”

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    • #3
      *** valero. *** hugo chavez.

      R.I.P. Jennifer

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      • #4
        The guys at Max boxing had a very close relatioship with Valero and his family.

        They really know more about the man than any other writer.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Pullcounter View Post
          *** valero. *** hugo chavez.

          R.I.P. Jennifer
          Can't argue with that statement.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by thephantom5 View Post
            The guys at Max boxing had a very close relatioship with Valero and his family.

            They really know more about the man than any other writer.
            then why did those mofos hype him so much. they should've gotten him intervention or some ****.

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            • #7
              How the **** Valero past the drug test? The writer knows Valero's history with drugs yet he doesn't write it when Valero was alive!

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Pullcounter View Post
                then why did those mofos hype him so much. they should've gotten him intervention or some ****.
                I agree.

                They mention in the article that they noticed his problems.

                I'm sure people reached out him.

                But sometimes its not enough.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Pullcounter View Post
                  *** valero. *** hugo chavez.

                  R.I.P. Jennifer
                  very well said, Jennifer couldn't press any charges because he had Political power (Chavez protecting Valero) poor woman .

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by thephantom5 View Post
                    The guys at Max boxing had a very close relatioship with Valero and his family.

                    They really know more about the man than any other writer.
                    just Dougie

                    the rest knew him like everyone else

                    the people around him we knew and know very well like Alcorta Hernandez et al

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