[CW: The following story includes disturbing details of a murder currently under investigation]
Felix Verdejo, a former WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title challenger, was arrested last May and charged with the murder of Keishla Rodriguez. Authorities claim that Verdejo murdered Rodriguez, whom he was having an extra-martial affair with, after she told him she was pregnant.
Verdejo has been incarcerated at a U.S. federal prison in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico since his arrest. Boxing Scene reports that the U.S Attorney’s Office has decided, after months of deliberation, to not seek the death penalty in this case.