Within the last six days, two boxers were involved in shootings. News about these shootings was late to arrive.
In the most recent incident, which happened this past Tuesday morning (Aug. 23) in Phoenix, undefeated welterweight Jose Benavidez was confronted by a stranger as he was out walking his dog and was shot in the leg. No arrest was made.
The undefeated (25-0), 24-year-old Benavidez is under contract to Top Rank and his been training at Freddie Roach's Wild Card gym. In his most recent outing, he scored a 10-round unanimous decision over Francisco Santana on the undercard of the Crawford-Postol fight at the MGM Grand. He is the older brother of David Benavidez, a rising star in the 168-pound division.
Benavidez's injury is not life-threatening but is expected to put his career on hold for a while.
The earlier incident happened in West Philadelphia on Saturday, Aug. 20. It involved Team USA amateur boxer Paul Kroll, who failed to clear the final hurdle on the road to Rio, leaving the U.S. team without a representative in the 152-pound class. Reports of the incident make it sound as if Kroll, his buddies, and their adversaries re-enacted the famous 1881 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral -- but with real ammunition.
The incident reportedly started when Kroll and three of his friends confronted an ex-girlfriend of Kroll who was out walking with her younger brother, 2-year-old daughter, and 19-year-old neighbor. They followed them home and then shot at the neighbor as he was entering his home -- whereupon his father and two brothers came out of the row house and returned fire.
When the smoke cleared, two of the individuals with Kroll, one of whom was a 15-year-old boy, were wounded, as was one of the brothers. None of the injuries were life-threatening, but two were described as very serious. Prosecutors lodged a bevy of charges against Kroll, including attempted homicide and aggravated assault. The father and brothers of the 19-year-old neighbor were deemed to have acted in self defense and were not charged. The weapons they fired were legally owned.
In the most recent incident, which happened this past Tuesday morning (Aug. 23) in Phoenix, undefeated welterweight Jose Benavidez was confronted by a stranger as he was out walking his dog and was shot in the leg. No arrest was made.
The undefeated (25-0), 24-year-old Benavidez is under contract to Top Rank and his been training at Freddie Roach's Wild Card gym. In his most recent outing, he scored a 10-round unanimous decision over Francisco Santana on the undercard of the Crawford-Postol fight at the MGM Grand. He is the older brother of David Benavidez, a rising star in the 168-pound division.
Benavidez's injury is not life-threatening but is expected to put his career on hold for a while.
The earlier incident happened in West Philadelphia on Saturday, Aug. 20. It involved Team USA amateur boxer Paul Kroll, who failed to clear the final hurdle on the road to Rio, leaving the U.S. team without a representative in the 152-pound class. Reports of the incident make it sound as if Kroll, his buddies, and their adversaries re-enacted the famous 1881 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral -- but with real ammunition.
The incident reportedly started when Kroll and three of his friends confronted an ex-girlfriend of Kroll who was out walking with her younger brother, 2-year-old daughter, and 19-year-old neighbor. They followed them home and then shot at the neighbor as he was entering his home -- whereupon his father and two brothers came out of the row house and returned fire.
When the smoke cleared, two of the individuals with Kroll, one of whom was a 15-year-old boy, were wounded, as was one of the brothers. None of the injuries were life-threatening, but two were described as very serious. Prosecutors lodged a bevy of charges against Kroll, including attempted homicide and aggravated assault. The father and brothers of the 19-year-old neighbor were deemed to have acted in self defense and were not charged. The weapons they fired were legally owned.
One Boxer Was Shot, Another Did The Shooting, in Separate incidents
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