Former struggling athlete, Rafael Sánchez (Jack Veneno), died early Tuesday morning after health complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 78 years old.
The information was confirmed by her daughter, Paola Sánchez, on her Instagram account.
“You fought her to death, you won the belt of eternity. Goodbye, father, ”the former hunter’s daughter published.
Jack Veneno was an idol and hero of several generations of Dominicans through the sporting spectacle of wrestling. Its main rival was Relámpago Hernández (deceased in 2011).
The Ball of the World Champion was admitted to the Cruz Jiminián Clinic a few weeks ago for severe anemia and dehydration, a product of cancer, and was later transferred to the National Cancer Institute (Incart) hospital. he was fired.
The day he spoke about his fight
In January of this year, Jack Veneno said he was wearing his boots to fight cancer for the second time (pancreatic cancer, he had already fought prostate cancer).
“I put my boots back on to fight cancer … The most difficult fight is this, I had to put my shoes back on to fight,” he told the program “El Show del Mediodía”, which is broadcast by Color. Vision, channel 9.
The son of Dona Tatica also added: “I hope the Lord will pair me again, I with him, so that we can succeed. Because without God there is nothing, after God there is no one else, I say. you. I’ve been through a lot. “
Statue in his honor
In 2019, a statue in honor of the figure of Jack Veneno was unveiled in the Eugenio María de Hostos Park, on the promenade of the city of Santo Domingo.
Jack Veneno started his life in the ring as a teenager, with the dream of becoming world champion.