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Former Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo received two life sentences on Friday after he was found guilty in the grisly killing of his 27-year-old pregnant lover. A federal judge sentenced Verdejo ...
Former Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo was found guilty Friday on two charges related to the death of his 27-year-old pregnant lover. The verdict came after a 25-week trial in which the jury ...
Félix Giomar Verdejo Sánchez (born May 19, 1993) is an ex Puerto Rican former professional boxer and convicted murderer. As an amateur he represented Puerto Rico at the 2012 Olympics. Between 2012 and 2020 Verdejo competed professionally for Top Rank and held the WBO Latino lightweight title from 2015 to 2017. In May 2021, Verdejo turned ...
The most recent major boxing fight between a Mexican and Puerto Rican boxer was a 12 round bout between Canelo Alvarez (Mexico) and Edgar Berlanga (Puerto Rico), which took place on September 14 2024 with Canelo winning by unanimous decision continuing the rivalry.
Berlanga was born to the large Nuyorican community of Brooklyn, to parents from Puerto Rico. [5] He started boxing at the age of 7, As a child, he was a fan of Félix Trinidad, a former world champion who frequently fought at Madison Square Garden. [5] When queried about his heritage, Berlanga responded “I feel a hundred percent Puerto Rican
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Note: This list does not include Mexican women world boxing champions such as Jackie Nava. M Major Organization U Undisputed World Championship L Lineal World Championship; This compendium uses the same parameters used by the Mexico Boxing Commission to classify champions. Minor, regular and interim titlists are not included.
Four of the men were already behind bars in Florida and Puerto Rico. The fifth man was arrested Wednesday morning. 5 charged with murder of boxer Héctor ‘Macho’ Camacho in 2012