One gunshot hit the former boxer in the head, Romero said, adding that the assailants fled the scene. At least four shots were fired at Quinonez, who was a regular at the restaurant, an eyewitness said. Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder, Romero said. Quinonez successfully defended the inter-American heavyweight title of the International Boxing Federation in 1997 by knocking out American Willie "Dragon" Drive.
Former boxer murdered in Ecuador
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Former boxer murdered in Ecuador
Former boxer Jaime Quinonez was murdered at a restaurant in Quito, Ecuadorian police said.
The 38-year-old Quinonez, known as "La Bestia", was killed, a police spokesperson said. Quinonez was killed by two gunmen around 7.10 p.m., police spokesperson Capt. Alex Romero said.
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