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19 victorious fights. After winning the amateur title "Cinturón
Valencia" in 1928, with manager Nicolás Calvo Martínez, he signed a professional contract, beginning to train in the gym at the Valencian fronton "Jai Alai". With a good defense and a powerful punch, he gained weight and fights, winning the regional championship of Levante in 1929 in the light heavyweight division.
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Valero was born in
Valencia, Spain, on October 14, 1911. Soon after his mother died, he moved to Alfara del Patriarca at a very young age, as he got adopted by a close neighbor and friend who lived in that city. Trained by Tomás Beltrán from Alfara, he debuted as an amateur boxer in 1927, fighting
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European title by the International Boxing Union. This time, the rival was the Belgian champion
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