Name Antonio Cermeno Total fights 52 Wins by KO 31 Martial art Boxing | Wins 45 Height 1.71 m Nationality Venezuelan Role Boxer | |
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Real name Antonio Jose Verdu Cermak Nickname(s) El Coloso (The Colossus) Born March 6, 1969Rio Chico, Miranda, Venezuela ( 1969-03-06 ) Died February 25, 2014, Miranda, Venezuela Division Featherweight, Bantamweight, Super bantamweight | ||
Ex world champion boxer antonio cermeno killed in venezuela
Antonio Cermeño (March 6, 1969 – February 25, 2014), nicknamed "El Coloso" (The Colossus), was a Venezuelan boxer who twice won the world title. Born Antonio José Verdú Cermak, he retired in 2006 with a 45-7 record.
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- Ex world champion boxer antonio cermeno killed in venezuela
- Nicols Maduro condemns murder of Venezuelan boxer Antonio Cermeo
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According to his wife, on February 24, 2014, the two of them and others were kidnapped in east Caracas. His wife escaped when the kidnappers released her after refueling the car, but Cermeño remained captive. He was found shot to death the next morning at kilometer 78 of the Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho highway.
Cermeno was the World Boxing Association's Super Bantamweight and Featherweight champion of the world. He captured his first title by defeating Wilfredo Vazquez in Vazquez's hometown, Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
Nicolás Maduro condemns murder of Venezuelan boxer Antonio Cermeño
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