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Venezuelan boxing champion Edwin Valero commits suicide by hanging himself in jail

Former boxing champion Edwin Valero, who had a spectacular career with 27 straight knockouts and flouted a tattoo of President Hugo Chavez on his chest, hanged himself in his jail cell Monday after being arrested for stabbing his wife to death, police said.

Denkaosen retains WBA flyweight title

OSAKA, Japan — Thai veteran Denkaosen Kaowichit retained his World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight title on a 2-0 decision over Japanese challenger Daiki Kameda here on Tuesday.