Upon hearing about it, a barely-teenage Valero got revenge by shooting him in the head, adding to the already globally recognised murder statistics of a troubled nation. Rumours have it that a rival thief once stole a motorcycle from Edwin’s gang. It is here that nature met nurture and a monster was born. Not your typical segue I know, but Venezuela in the early ‘90s and even today is a very dangerous country with a homicide rate just shy of a warzone. When Edwin’s father abandoned the family at the tender age of 9, he immediately stopped going to school and joined a local motorcycle gang. But what gives a man the ability to be that ferocious in the ring? And does it come with a price? Strap in because this is a skull crushing, pedal-to-the-metal tale of the most dangerous man to ever lace up a pair of boxing gloves… Edwin ‘El Inca Dinamita’ Valero. To have knockout power like that as a featherweight and later as a lightweight is unheard of and it is unlikely that we will ever see the likes of it again in our lifetime. Not only that, he knocked out his first 18 opponents in the first round, a feat so unprecedented he broke the Guinness World Record in doing so. He became a world champion in two weight classes. But what’s more astonishing is that all of these wins came by way of knockout. Of his total 27 wins, 27 of them were via KO (100%).“ I had noticed that both in the very poor and very rich extremes of society the mad were often allowed to mingle freely.”īorn in Venezuela on December 3rd 1981, this pugilist had a flawless final professional record of 27 wins with 0 losses. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 100%. Valero knocked out 27 of his 27 opponents. How many KOs does Edwin Valero have on his record?. ![]() January 3, 2007: Valero successfully defends the WBA super-featherweight title against Michael Lozada, winning the fight via 1st round TKO.ĭecember 15, 2007: Valero successfully defends the WBA super-featherweight title against Zaid Zavaleta, winning the fight via 3rd round TKO.įebruary 6, 2010: Valero successfully defends the WBC lightweight title against Antonio DeMarco, winning the fight via 9th round RTD. He is now the WBA super-featherweight world champion. These four fights are the highlight of his career.Īugust 5, 2006: Valero wins his first world title by defeating Vicente Mosquera via 10th round TKO. Valero fought a total of 27 times during his professional career, which includes 8 world-title fights at two weight divisions - lightweight and super-featherweight. ![]() Valero won the fight via 9th round RTD and defended his WBC title. His last professional fight was a lightweight title defense bout against Mexican boxer Antonio DeMarco at 28 years of age, on February 6, 2010. Valero had never lost a fight in his professional boxing career. Some of Valero's best fights and notable victories include wins over Zaid Zavaleta, Michael Lozada, Vicente Mosquera, Antonio DeMarco, Takehiro Shimada, Nobuhito Honmo, and Héctor Velázquez. For all the details about Valero's world title wins and defenses refer to " Edwin Valero World Titles". Valero won two world titles at two weight classes. He defeated Mosquera via 10th round TKO to become the super-featherweight champion of the world. ![]() Valero had his first world title fight at the age of 24 on Augafter 19 professional fights, against Vicente Mosquera for the super-featherweight WBA title. He would go on to remain undefeated till his last fight. Valero made his professional boxing debut against Eduardo Hernandez at the age of 20 on July 9, 2002, defeating Hernandez via 1st round TKO. Edwin Valero's professional boxing career spanned more than 7 years - from 2002 to 2010.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |