Israel Crespo
Israel Omar Crespo (12 February 1986 – 15 September 2007) was a Puerto Rican professional boxer. He was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
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, Pennsylvania and won his first two bouts before losing to Carlos Tamara in 2006.
Death[]
Crespo was shot and killed by bullets fired from a moving car while horseback riding with friends outside Ponce, Puerto Rico. [1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Former Lancaster boxer killed". Intelligencer Journal. 2007-09-17. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1986 births
- 2007 deaths
- American male boxers
- Flyweight boxers
- People from Arecibo, Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rican male boxers
- American boxing biography stubs
- Puerto Rican boxing biography stubs