Boxer Valero found dead in jail, apparent suicide

Associated Press ^ | April 19, 2010 | FABIOLA SANCHEZ

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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Former boxing champion Edwin Valero, who gained fame for knocking out all his 27 opponents and having a tattoo of Hugo Chavez on his chest, was found dead in his jail cell Monday and police said he hanged himself after being arrested in his wife's murder.

The former lightweight champion used his own clothes to hang himself from a bar in his cell early Monday, Venezuelan Federal Police Chief Wilmer Flores told reporters.

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So some good news after all

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I could have been a contender...

No you couldn't (Monty Python influence)

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The fighter was a household name in Venezuela and had a huge image of President Chavez tattooed on his chest along with the country's yellow, blue and red flag.

Mentally ill!