Edwin Valero found Dead!

28 year old world class pound 4 pound ranked undefeated fighter and recent absolute WBC 135pound lightweight champion of the world EDWIN VALERO has been found dead while in the custody of the Carabobo state Police.

Edwin Valero was held by order of the Venezuelan “Ministerio Público” after yesterdays testemonial hearings and interrogation processes were carried out arriving at cause to detain Valero by law, awaiting a 9:00am presentation at the Supreme Tribunal of Justice where the state would file its petition to indict Edwin Valero of connection with the death of 24 year old Jennifer Carolina Viera de Valero, the wife of the champion in recess Edwin Valero.

Edwin Valero was found dead this morning at 1:30am

An inmate who was in an adjacent area, heard noises inside the cell, notified officers who immediately approached and observed the body of Edwin Valero who allegedly hung himself using his own clothing and fixed bars of his holding cell.while the officers present gave conflicting reports as to the events of the death of Edwin Valero, the Department of Criminalistic Forensic Sciences are at the PoliCarabobo cells to perform the autopsy of law to establish the true result or the cause of death of the boxer Edwin Valero.

Venezuelan Federal Police Chief Wilmer Flores, director with Venezuela’s police investigations department CICPC (Office of Scientific, Penal and Criminal Investigations), reports that initial discovery findings indicate: death via mechanical asphixiation.

Beau Pierre-Louis says: April 19th, 2010 at 9:48 pm

I am so heartbroken by the magnitude of the tragedy. Edwin Valero was irrefutably the most exciting boxer around.He was the future of boxing, counts legions of fans from all over the world. I am so sad. His kids end up with no parents. The Bolivian state of Venezuela could have done more to prevent such unspeakable tragedy. It’s a loss for his family, Venezuela and the boxing community the world over. Like Michael Jackson, despite his immense talent, he was not able to exorcise his ubiquitous and raging demons.

roel the pogi says: April 19th, 2010 at 9:48 pm

how sad

Ralph says: April 19th, 2010 at 10:24 pm

Very good.

Johnnie...Z says: April 19th, 2010 at 11:12 pm

What a stupid move!

Chris K says: April 19th, 2010 at 11:22 pm

People who hang themselves think its a quick death. It is not unless the fall is long enough to break the neck. Valero died a slow, agonizing death from strangulation unable to free himself once he realized what he had done. It happens so often this way in prison. Great boxer but like Monzon, a flawed, violent individual. A tragic and fitting end

Disgusting says: April 19th, 2010 at 11:24 pm

I dont care how “exciting” this guy was in the ring, the fact is he was a despicable human being who had demons he could not control. He killed his wife, now he leaves his children without any parents

I feel for those poor children and the wasted life of Valero’s wife

Tom says: April 20th, 2010 at 2:21 am

What a peice of shit.

Fernando says: April 20th, 2010 at 2:29 am

One less commie to worry about.

andy fenton says: April 20th, 2010 at 3:13 am

Tragedy…Rip Both Valeros..wat a boxer

Calecia says: April 20th, 2010 at 3:20 am

Damm. wtf is going on. tragedy continues. ya se mato el inca. no more valero vs bradley vs maidana vs pac vs marquez vs khan vs …. he had tremendous talent in boxing in the ring…his personal life though and those haunting deamons took over and ended everything. this is some crazy and sad ending. tragic indeed.

Bob Manla says: April 20th, 2010 at 3:32 am

This is a tragedy for both Valero and his wife. He obviously had demons and realised the magnitude of what he had done.

He was a great, if troubled, fighter and really did have fans the world over (I write this from the UK).

RIP Edwin and Yennifer.

dogo says: April 20th, 2010 at 4:13 am

Lamentable eso que iso valero unos de los mejores boxeadores en el mundo

Jean Carlo Bermudez says: April 20th, 2010 at 4:13 am

I met Valero ,he was a good friend to me. He was Training in the same gym as me in Tokyo, Jap. All I have to say is that he inspired to be the best of what I can do,which is to box. He once said to me in spanish ” IF YOU WANT TO BOX YOU”ll GONNA HAVE TO PUT ALL OF YOUR HEART INTO IT “. I looked up to him. Shocked to see what he did and very upset, I will still take his advice. R.I.P. Edwin Valero “Que Dios lo perdone Pana y que lo bendiga”

fuckyouvalero says: April 20th, 2010 at 4:23 am

valero was a fuc·$%& criminal… he desserv that death!

Simon M / Sweden says: April 20th, 2010 at 6:02 am

Edwin Valero was the modern day boxings biggest hope!

Its unclear who killed his wife but i can see that some “not so smart” people make hasty conclusions anyway. Everything can just as well have been a setup against valero.
Deserves death??? …Maybe its you hasty conclusioners who deserves death!?

RIP Edwin Valero

Omar says: April 20th, 2010 at 6:05 am

I wonder if there is any more to this story. How can a champion of his caliber do such things!

What would have been if he would have received his license in the USA?

If all is true then, I’m sad to hear it. Sad for Wife, children and family.

ste s says: April 20th, 2010 at 6:12 am

what a shame from all counts and regaurds to their children. He just needed too fight

rabies says: April 20th, 2010 at 7:17 am

unbelievable, what a waste, all that talent and ability he was given, could have had a great life for him and his family. I would assume he had severe mental problems and from what Ive read he has had problems in the past and of course everyone around him was probably an enabler and no one wanted to say anything to him. Just the fact of how he killed himself shows how insane he was.

Valero Fan says: April 20th, 2010 at 8:58 am

I encountered the man at the Austin airport after he had just knocked out Pitaloua…he was gracious enough to grant me a photo with him as his wife and kids awaited patiently for this fan to ask him whether he would fight marquez or pac man…he answered that he would move up in weight just as pac did if thats what it took…later I viewed his post fight interviewed as he described a monster from the philipenes that he wanted to meet in the ring to demonstrate to the world that “latinos” have talent aswell…I would read about his encounters with the law…domestic violence and alchohol related problems but I never thought this man would kill his wife in a crime of passion…I would never have thought he would take his own life because he was a fighter his whole life…yet now that all this has set in…I can only say prayers for his sons that live on , his wife and El Incas soul….We who believe in the soul shall pray for these souls

Martin Coronado says: April 20th, 2010 at 9:56 am

What a sad day for boxing to lose such a great talent. In my opinion he was the best out there his record spoke for itself. My prayers and thoughts go out to his wifes family and his children may God be with them in this time of tragedy. We all have inner demons we have to fight and some are apparently to hard to defeat,the only match Valero couldn’t handle. R.I.P.

elchulo says: April 20th, 2010 at 10:23 am

I am very sorry for his wife and him. A feared fighter who could do it all. Too abd had end up this way. Truly heartbreaking

elchulo says: April 20th, 2010 at 10:24 am

not to mention their children. That’s what is super heartbreaking

jing delima says: April 20th, 2010 at 12:32 pm

i was sad with what happened to him…thats what happened when a person lost faith in God and found himself more superior than our creator..hes a great loss in the world of boxing may he rest his soul…God bless us all.

boggart says: April 20th, 2010 at 4:35 pm

SAYANG SIYA. THERE ARE MANY WONDERFUL THINGS AHEAD OF HIM LYING JUST BELOW THE HORIZON. ITS JUST A MATER OF TIME FOR HIM TO EXPERIENCE GREATNESS IN BOXING WORLD, BUT HE TOOK HIS OWN LIFE. RIP EL DINAMITA, MAY GOD FORGIVE YOU FOR WHAT YOU’VE DONE TO YOUR WIFE, TO YOURSELF, AND ESPECIALLY TO YOUR OFFSPRINGS.

boggart says: April 20th, 2010 at 4:36 pm

MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOUR SOUL

bogz ng dabaw says: April 20th, 2010 at 4:48 pm

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

The Voice of Reason says: April 20th, 2010 at 6:13 pm

A great fighter but we cannot look past what this guy did……. if it was Floyd Mayweather i would still comment the same. Great fighter but a coward who had now took 3 lives away…..

Chris K says: April 20th, 2010 at 6:41 pm

I’d lay the house on a bet that a sizeable amount of cocaine was involved in his life the day he murdered his wife. There were several stories around on the Associated Press wire yesterday about his managers and trainers trying to get him into a drug rehab.

bluenote says: April 20th, 2010 at 7:28 pm

his a great fighter on the ring, but in real life, his a coward fighter..because he doesn’t have any fear in God on his whole life..

mark amores says: April 20th, 2010 at 7:48 pm

I’m a fan of valero..but I’m upset of what he done…
I’m sad for his children’ for his wife rest in peace’ for valero go to hell…

Ray Reyes says: April 20th, 2010 at 7:54 pm

what….a big news….a knock out puncher’s died with his own risk….a very great boxer…knock out his opponents…..but the latest news…he knock out his own paths…….

Pip says: April 20th, 2010 at 8:14 pm

oh well, nevermind, he was a wife – beater.

Loco says: April 20th, 2010 at 9:24 pm

I’m very sad.
R.I.P Edwin.

Sebastian says: April 20th, 2010 at 10:02 pm

He was drinking vodka and doing cocaine while he was driving from a town 12 hours away from the capital. What a sports man!!
Too many drugs took this guy, killed his wife before hanging him self in jail.

Selfish bastard, left two daughters whit no mom…

Zordilac says: April 20th, 2010 at 11:26 pm

It amazes me how sad everyone is that he is dead, because he was such a great boxer. Pathetic. He was a loser of a human being, mentally unstable, and a murderer. Who cares how great a boxer he was? That’s secondary. He killed his wife. The only saving grace was that he killed himself, to save his country from paying for his incarceration. And what about his children he left behind?

MauricioBotero says: April 21st, 2010 at 12:06 am

I don`t understand how the death of a guy who killed his own wife and ADMITTED to it, cuz I am from Venezuela and in fact he did admit it, can be heartbreaking??? Someone explain that to me… The guy was coked up to his brains when he was in the hotel a drugaddict, violent man who beat his sister mom and wife GREATTTT MAN???? Can you even call him a man??? Pleaseee for Gods sake the man was truly a monster but outside the ring fitting death

J.Plaza says: April 21st, 2010 at 2:12 am

I am so heartbroken by this tragedy.. he was going up like the espuma you know.. He was going to be 1 of the Greatest.. A power punch that knocked You Up in a second. Is a great loss to the sports and the boxing..
Rest in Peace..
People dont judge nobody and throw rocks if your Roof is in Crystal…

Rocky Balboa says: April 21st, 2010 at 3:33 am

I think he finally realises how bad the “chavez” tattoo on his chest was and hung him self up straight away.

RIP to his innocent and brilliant wife and all the best to those kids he left.

Just a Fan says: April 21st, 2010 at 9:04 am

“The Devil wanders the world…looking for souls to devour.”

Anna says: April 21st, 2010 at 4:26 pm

Да ваш Эдвин сопливый урод!! Избивать женьщин последнее дело! Слабак!! Пусть горит в аду!!

alexis sivira says: April 22nd, 2010 at 2:00 am

hay gente que jusga sin saber recuerden que solo “DIOS” puede hacerlo la esposa de valero con su muerte demostro que “AMABA”a ese hombre siempre quiso ayudarlo lastima que nunca pudo con sus problema con las drogas que “DIOS” BENDIGA A ESTA VALIENTE MUJER Y Q.P.D

Sebastian says: April 22nd, 2010 at 2:54 am

El examen psiquiátrico practicado al campeón mundial Edwin “Inca” Valero el 26 de marzo se precisa entre los hábitos psicosociales del púgil el consumo de alcohol desde los 9 años de edad, de cannabis a partir de los 11 años y cocaína a los 12 años, así como heroína, éxtasis y crack de manera eventual. Se habla de una “frecuencia diaria para consumo de cocaína y alcohol en cantidad variable mayor a 10 gramos”.

His attitude among drugs was covered up for some Venezuelan authorities… who led him to kill his wife. Luckly he did not kill anyone else.

RIP to his young and Innocent wife.

Rosalinda says: April 22nd, 2010 at 8:20 am

My heart goes with Valero’s children. How painful for them to loose their parents in such a tragic departure. I pray for their safety and for their parents, may they rest in peace.

bong162003 says: April 22nd, 2010 at 9:57 am

i can say that popularity does not depend your hapiness.
it should be a lessons for anyone of us who use to become a popular also, we should not depend on our self but always trust in the Lord. thats it, good-bye valero.

boy dyords of bacolod says: April 24th, 2010 at 1:14 pm

Edwin was a great boxer but a stupid criminal

Zen says: April 26th, 2010 at 3:25 pm

Edwin Valero i believe only took care of his body(physically) properly. Maybe because his so busy in boxing and probably busy of some extra activity in his private life.So busy He dont have a time to bring His Family to the Church every Sunday at least could’ve some spiritual reminders or maybe his parents didnt teach Him how to pray and go to the Church and maybe Edwin himself is simply an unbeliever.There are two sides of the coin as we all know. And in life we have to take care of our physicall Body in as much if not most significantly we have to take care of our MIND/SOUL as well. We Pray for Gods mercy for the Souls of Edwin and Jennifer. God Bless…..

DAN says: April 26th, 2010 at 10:34 pm

EDWIN VALERO IS A GREAT FIGHTER! RIP EDWIN VALERO!

DAN says: April 26th, 2010 at 10:41 pm

WAG NATIN SIYANG HUSGAHAN! HINDI NATIN ALAM KUNG ANO TALAGA ANG TOTOONG NANGYARI!

Bennett450\canada says: April 28th, 2010 at 9:38 am

R.i.p Edwin Valero maybe the most spectacular fighter of all time god bless his soul same thing for his wife jennifer. El inca may god be with you.

althaeia says: April 28th, 2010 at 12:50 pm

..i believe that he would be the next manny pacquiao..he was a great fighter in the ring, but it was so disgusting to think that he was able to murder his wife and then put himself to death…what a man?? or…was he really a man??!!!

edwin says: April 28th, 2010 at 12:55 pm

i am edwin valero from venezuela.
i am alive..hahaha!!
i am the powerful monster!
thank you for your comments!!

Ryan Gamache says: May 1st, 2010 at 1:29 pm

Im the nephew of former world champion Joey Gamache. I just want to say that I had no idea he had died up until yesterday when I was at the gym hitting the bag and someone mentioned him. My grandfather said he was dead. I was stunned and stopped my whole workout to question what had happend. Just to know that we lost THAT FIGHTER truly is a sad thing. It is sad that he made the choice to do what he did. It’s never okay to take your own life. But he killed his wife, so he took his own. Its not commendable, nor is it justifiable. But in a way, he served his wife’s justice for what he did. He obviously regretted what had happend. It sucks this all went down. Too bad we lost what could have been one of the best fighters of this era.

ashishwarrior says: May 14th, 2010 at 8:40 pm

im personally gutted my thoughts with jennifer and edwin my heart goes to thier children he needed help shouldnt he of been on suicide watch total shame.

elmachito says: May 20th, 2010 at 6:58 am

Esposas tienen que obedientes, calladas y sumisas, acatar diligentemente las ordenes de sus esposos, y llenarlos de atenciones y detalles

I-Know-Pacquiao says: July 14th, 2010 at 9:57 am

Did you know that Pacquiao actually orchestrated this?

makabayan says: July 29th, 2010 at 11:28 pm

stupidity at it’s best!!!poor guy!!!he myt be a winner in boxing,but he is the biggest loser in real life!!!

Joseph Vallerugo says: August 30th, 2010 at 4:54 am

Downloaded his fight against DeMarco and watched it. It was an incredible fight. I didn’t know anything about his life or death until 07/2010. I wish to someday fight like thaT man though. He slipped and ducked so many punches. And just fired out combinations. Inspiring individual.