Edwin Valero has been found dead in his jail cell in Caracas, Venezuela early this morning, apparently committing suicide with his own clothes. Valero was arrested for killing his wife Jennifer Vierayesterday. It’s unclear why the 28-year-old Valero wasn’t on suicide watch, as this is something that is often done when a person has killed a family member and the prison authorities have a good reason to think that they may harm themselves. Valero was reportedly found by another inmate at the prison.

Before his suicide and the murder of his wife, Valero’s career was looking really promising. Valero had and impressive record of 27-0 with 27 straight knockouts and held the World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight title, which he had defended twice. Valero was being groomed by his promotional company Top Rank to fight Manny Pacquiao in a fight that would have made Valero a millionaire. Valero was going to move up to light welterweight for his next fight against Lamont Peterson.

At the time of his death, Valero still had not fought in the United States due to a brain injury he suffered in a motorcycle accident years ago, as well as a DUI he had picked up not too long ago. Valero was said to be a nice person when he wasn’t drinking, but under the influence of alcohol, he sometimes got violent.