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Israel Crespo

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Israel Omar Crespo (12 February 1986 – 15 September 2007) was a Puerto Rican professional boxer. He was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.

Amateur career

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Known as "Chiki", Crespo had an outstanding amateur career, and was the National Golden Gloves Light Flyweight Champion in 2004.

Professional career

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Crespo turned professional in 2005, fighting out of Lancaster, Pennsylvania and won his first two bouts before losing to Carlos Tamara in 2006.

Death

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Crespo was shot and killed by bullets fired from a moving car while horseback riding with friends outside Ponce, Puerto Rico. [1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Former Lancaster boxer killed". Intelligencer Journal. 2007-09-17. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
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