Edwin valero last fight7/2/2023 ![]() There had been a clamour to see these two patriotic, tough men go to war and Bob Arum's eyes would light up at the mere mention of it. ![]() The world was at his feet and a super-fight with Manny Pacquiao was in the works. ![]() Valero had to weather a storm and overcome a horrific cut to his eye to defeat the highly-rated DeMarco. He extended his perfect record to 27 wins with stoppage victories over Hector Velazquez and Antonio DeMarco - who would go down as the best name on his record. This wild South American was ready to become boxing's next superstar. Twenty five fights, 25 wins all by knockout. Valero fought Colombia's Antonio Pitalua for the vacant WBC title and demolished him in just two rounds to win a world title in a second weight division. He continued his dominance with four defences of his title against Michael Lozada, Nobuhito Honmo, Zaid Zavaleta and Takehiro Shimada before stepping up a division to lightweight. In August 2006, Valero announced himself on the world stage by stopping Vicente Mosquera in Panama to claim the WBA super-featherweight belt. The DUI from 2001 made it challenging to gain a visa to enter the US and he had failed a brain scan for a fight in New York three years later due to the significant injury he sustained from the crash. Valero was cold-blooded and explosive in the ring but had two considerable hurdles in the way of him becoming a household name in the United States. No man would go beyond the first round with Valero for the next 18 fights as he established himself as the hardest-hitting little big man in the business. In 2001 he was involved in a motorcycle accident that caused a cerebral haemorrhage - and was charged with drink driving.Įighteen months after he received the doctor's approval to fight again, he made his debut by knocking out Eduardo Hernandez in the first round in Caracas. His boxing career was threatened before it even got off the ground though. ![]() Valero was a highly successful amateur and had a record of 86-6 (45 KO's) before turning over to the pro ranks. It was obvious very early that he had a natural gift for fighting. The gym was his sanctuary and offered him a place to blow off steam and get his head down at night. 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. This would prove to alter his life forever. Valero was desperate to escape the streets and took a job at a local bicycle shop. ![]()
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