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Champion Boxer Commits Suicide

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After he was arrested for wife’s murder.

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Edwin Valero, a former lightweight champion in boxing from Venezuela, committed suicide on Monday, hanging himself hours after he was arrested for murdering his wife. Valero was arrested on Sunday after his 24-year-old wife’s body was found in a hotel in Valencia. The 28-year-old boxer had a 27-0 record, all of his victories knockouts, and a tattoo of Hugo Chavez on his chest.

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