Edwin Valero

Edwin Valero
Born	Edwin Valero (1981-12-03) December 3, 1981 Bolero Alto, Mérida, Venezuela
Nationality	Venezuela
Other names	El Inca El Dinamita The Liquidator
Statistics
Weight(s)	Super featherweight
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	23
Wins	23
Wins by KO	23
Losses	0
Draws	0
No contests	0

Edwin Valero (born December 3, 1981 in Bolero Alto, Mérida, Venezuela) is an undefeated southpaw boxer who fights in the super featherweight (130 lb) division. His professional boxing record is 23-0 (23 KOs, 19 of which occurred in the first round. (Right now he has a 100% knockout rate, due to all of his fights being won by knockout) Valero is the current WBA super featherweight champion.

Amateur career

Valero started boxing at the age of 12, reportedly compiling an amateur record of 86-6 with 57 knockouts. He was Venezuelan amateur champion three years running, as well as Central and South American Champion (beating Francisco "Panchito" Bojado).

Professional career

Valero set a world record by winning the first 18 fights of his career by first-round knockout. The previous record for consecutive first-round knockouts was 15 by Young Otto (record), who accomplished the feat in 1905. In Valero's nineteenth fight (March 25, 2006), Genaro Trazancos ended the first-round knockout streak by surviving until the second round.

Because of his awesome punching power and knockout streak, he became the darling of hard core boxing fans. His biggest backers in the sport includes Doug Fischer of maxboxing.com (who regularly covers Valero in his articles for the website which also aired videos of his workouts and sparring sessions) and Boxing Inside with Peter Palmiere. Boxing Inside airs on SPTV Channel 33 every Thursday night at 7pm. The Los Angeles local cable show that also aired Valero's workouts, sparring sessions and interviews conducted by journalist Peter Palmiere.

Valero defeated Vicente Mosquera by tenth-round TKO on August 5, 2006. With this win, Valero won the WBA super featherweight title. He has defended the title three times.

Career Roadblocks

On February 5, 2001, Valero was involved in a severe motorcycle accident in which he wasn't wearing a helmet. He fractured his skull and had surgery to remove a blood clot. This injury was sustained prior to him launching his pro career, and it has created roadblocks to major bodies sanctioning his fights. Valero claims that his Venezuelan doctor cleared him to fight on January 17, 2002, and he turned pro that July with a first-round KO.

Valero appeared to hit the jackpot when he was signed after his 12th pro fight by Golden Boy Promotions. Valero was scheduled to appear on HBO's Boxing After Dark, but in January 2004, he failed an MRI due to brain scan irregularities in New York and thus was not allowed to fight in the United States. As a result, the fight did not take place. Although he continues to fight outside the United States, he will not be allowed to fight in that country until he clears his medical tests with a state athletic commission.

For Valero's achievements, many fans believe him and Filipino super star Manny Pacquiao would be an excellent match up. Fans hope that since Valero fights out of Japan from the Teiken Gym, that they could host the fight in either Manila, Tokyo, or Macau.

See also

• List of current world boxing champions
• List of male boxers
• List of Venezuelans
• List of WBA world champions

External links

• Boxing record for Edwin Valero from BoxRec (registration required)

References

• Ringside Report Bio