Israel Crespo
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Israel Omar Crespo was a Puerto Rican professional boxer
. He was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico
.
and won his first two bouts before losing to Carlos Tamara
in 2006.
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Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
. He was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Arecibo is a municipality in the northern midwest coast of Puerto Rico and located by the Atlantic Ocean, north of Utuado and Ciales; east of Hatillo; and west of Barceloneta, and Florida. Arecibo is spread over 18 wards and Arecibo Pueblo...
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Amateur career
Known as "Chickie", Crespo had an outstanding amateur career, and was the National Golden Gloves Light Flyweight Champion in 2004.Professional career
Crespo turned professional in 2005, fighting out of Lancaster, PennsylvaniaLancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster is a city in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County and one of the older inland cities in the United States, . With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities...
and won his first two bouts before losing to Carlos Tamara
Carlos Tamara
Carlos José Tamara Paternina is a Colombian professional boxer, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics. There he was defeated in the second round by Italy's Alfonso Pinto in the Light Flyweight division...
in 2006.
Death
Crespo was shot and killed by bullets fired from a moving car while horseback riding with friends outside Ponce, Puerto RicoPonce, Puerto Rico
Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...
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