Edwin Valero

Valero's record stops me cold every time: undefeated, a two-division world champion, raw devastating power. On paper he is one of boxing's great what-ifs. But his story is inseparable from its ending, and that tension between an unbeaten ledger and a life that unraveled so young is what makes him linger in my mind. I find myself wishing I could separate the fighter from the tragedy, yet I cannot, and maybe I should not. He is a reminder that talent in the ring guarantees nothing outside it. I respect the boxer and grieve the man.

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Name (English)

Edwin Valero

Name (Japanese)

エドウィン・バレロ

Reading

えどうぃん・ばれろ

Born

December 3, 1981 – April 19, 2010

Origin

Mérida, Venezuela

Height

168 cm

Occupation

boxer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Rooster

Awards & achievements

• WBC World Lightweight Champion
• WBA World Super Featherweight Champion

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin%20Valero
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%89%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%AC%E3%83%AD
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1255212

Tags

• Mérida
• boxer

Last updated

September 23, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.