Edwin Valero
Statistics
Real name	Edwin Valero
Nickname	El Dinamita
Rated at	Super featherweight
Nationality	Venezuela
Birth date	December 3, 1981
Birth place	Bolero Alto, Mérida, Venezuela
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	20
Wins	20
Wins by KO	20
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 20-0 (20 KOs, of which all occurred in the first round). Valero is the current WBA super featherweight champion. Mens classifications according to WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO: Weight classes for boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics: See also Boxing Categories: | ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Venezuela. ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mérida State Anthem State motto: none Location within Venezuela Created (given current status) 1864 State capital Mérida Area    â€¢% 11,300 km² 1,23   (Ranked ) Population    â€¢% 819,760 hab. ... Southpaw is a term used to describe left-handed people, particuarly within sports and in the United States. ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mérida State Anthem State motto: none Location within Venezuela Created (given current status) 1864 State capital Mérida Area    â€¢% 11,300 km² 1,23   (Ranked ) Population    â€¢% 819,760 hab. ... Southpaw is a term used to describe left-handed people, particuarly within sports and in the United States. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left, throwing a left uppercut) versus Rafael Ortiz Boxing, also called prizefighting or pugilism is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute intervals called... Mens classifications according to WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO: Weight classes for boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics: See also Boxing Categories: | ... A boxer is knocked down and receives the 10-count. ... World Boxing Association (WBA) is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level. ...

Amateur Career

Valero started boxing at the age of 12, reportedly compiling an amateur record of 86-6 with 57 KO's. He was Venezuelan amateur champion three years running, as well as Central and South American Champion (beating Francisco "Panchito" Bojado). Francisco Bojado (born May 11, 1983) is a professional boxer at the international level. ...

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. A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline, usually a sports event. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Valero defeated Vicente Mosquera by first-round TKO on August 5, 2006. With this win, Valero won the WBA super featherweight title. He has defended the title twice. Vicente Eduardo Mosquera Mena (born December 9, 1979 in Panama City, Panama) is a Panamanian professional boxer. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... World Boxing Association (WBA) is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level. ...

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. Golden Boy Promotions, Inc. ... Boxing After Dark is an HBO boxing program that usually shows fights between well-known contenders, but usually not championship or title fights. ...

See also

• List of current world boxing champions
• List of famous left-handed people
• List of male boxers
• List of Venezuelans
• List of WBA world champions
• List of world records

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External links

• Edwin Valero's career boxing record

References

• Ringside Report Bio