Former Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo received two life sentences on Friday after he was found guilty in the grisly killing of his 27-year-old pregnant lover.
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He also testified that the day Verdejo killed Rodríguez, the ex-boxer punched her and injected her with a toxic substance before they tied her limbs to a cement block and threw her off a busy bridge and into a lagoon in broad daylight.Felix Verdejo was hyped as Puerto Rico’s next big star before losing to Antonio Lozada on March 17, 2018 by a surprise technical knockout at the Madison Square Garden Theater.
Verdejo had participated in the 2012 Olympics and became a professional boxer that year. He finished his career in the lightweight division with a 27-2 record, with 17 knockouts.Felix Verdejo was hyped as Puerto Rico's next big star before losing to Antonio Lozada on March 17, 2018 by a surprise technical knockout at the Madison Square Garden Theater.
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