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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.
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 ...
Maquinto battled back from two knockdowns to earn a majority draw against Mark Joseph Costa in their four-round flyweight bout.The death of the Iloilo-born boxer has sparked calls for an investigation, particularly from House Games and Amusements chair Rep. Amado Bagatsing and boxing promoter Jun Sarreal, who stressed that the medical history ...
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 ...
The killing is the latest in a string of at least 21 femicides on the island since January. Puerto Rico mourns Keishla Rodriguez's death as boxer Félix Verdejo is indicted in her killing Skip to ...
Sixto Escobar was a Puerto Rican professional boxer. He debuted as a professional on Thursday, July 17, 1930, at the Victory Garden Stadium in San Juan, knocking out Luis Emilio Perez in two rounds as part of a show headlined by a bout between José Quelin Angulo and Octavio Almonte (a fight which Angulo won by second-round knockout).
Contested at the Caesars Palace hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, it pitted Wilfredo Gómez, a Puerto Rican who had a record of 32 wins, 0 losses, 1 draw, and all his wins by knockout, and who was the world's Jr. Featherweight champion, against the lesser known Salvador Sánchez, who hailed from Mexico with a record of 40 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw, and 30 wins by knockout.