Could Valero Be Next For Pacquiao?
The bold mind-set a fighter shows in the ring is usually replicated in his life outside the ropes. Partaking in motorcycle rides without a helmet was a pastime of Venezuelan puncher Edwin Valero – until an accident left him with a fractured skull. Valero has learned his lesson about road safety, but a penchant for attacking opponents remains, with thoughts of caution trailing in his rear-view mirror. Since his 2002 debut, Valero has run up a striking 23-0 (23) record, but Golden Boy Promotions have had little chance to capitalize on the feat of their fighter. The southpaw was banned from boxing in the U.S. after his twelfth fight when the New York State Athletic Commission failed his MRI scan in 2003, deeming that injuries from his motorcycle crash put him at a greater risk inside the ring. Yet authorities outside the U.S. ruled Valero fit to fight, and he subsequently made Japan his adopted home after signing with the promotional outfit Teiken. Valero had already attracted a cult foll
