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Edwin Valero

1981 - 2010

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Edwin Valero (3 December 1981 – 19 April 2010) was a Venezuelan professional boxer who competed from 2002 to 2010. He was an undefeated former world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBA super featherweight title from 2006 to 2008 and the WBC lightweight title from 2009 to 2010. A southpaw known for his highly aggressive fighting style and exceptional punching power, Valero remains the only champion in WBC history to win every fight in his career by knockout. In 2010, Valero died by suicide in jail after being arrested on suspicion of killing his wife. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Edwin Valero is the 219th most popular boxer (down from 204th in 2024), the 102nd most popular biography from Venezuela (down from 101st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Venezuelan Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Edwin Valero ranks 219 out of 496. Before him are Payao Poontarat, Naoya Inoue, Terence Crawford, Fidel LaBarba, Hans Ziglarski, and Sam Langford. After him are Clemente Rojas, Bruce Seldon, Marco Antonio Barrera, Micky Ward, Alfonso Pérez, and Kubrat Pulev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Edwin Valero ranks 292. Before him are Clive Standen, Ruslan Rotan, Filiz Ahmet, Kamasi Washington, Felix Zwayer, and Natalie Glebova. After him are Beth Ditto, Carrie Coon, Nico Prost, Cecelia Ahern, Zhang Yining, and Lee Sang-yoon. Among people deceased in 2010, Edwin Valero ranks 439. Before him are Peter Christopherson, David Thompson, Simon Monjack, Krystyna Bochenek, Sammy Baird, and Zbigniew Wassermann. After him are Wilma Mankiller, Vladislav Galkin, Ted Sorensen, Juanita M. Kreps, Alex Chilton, and Bobby Charles.

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In Venezuela

Among people born in Venezuela, Edwin Valero ranks 102 out of 183. Before him are Tomás Rincón (1988), Fernando Carrillo (1966), Gaby Espino (1976), Lorenzo Vigas (1967), Mónica Spear (1984), and Danny (1983). After him are Alicia Machado (1976), Coraima Torres (1973), Santiago Cabrera (1978), Arca (1989), Francisco Villarroel (1965), and Gabriela Montero (1970).

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Among BOXERS In Venezuela

Among boxers born in Venezuela, Edwin Valero ranks 2. Before him are Francisco Rodríguez (1945). After him are Marcelino Bolívar (1964), Yoel Finol (1996), and Gabriel Maestre (1986).

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