Former wrestling athlete Rafael Sánchez (Jack Veneno) died on Tuesday morning after health complications caused by pancreatic cancer. He was 78 years old.
The information was confirmed by her daughter, Paola Sánchez, on her Instagram account.
“You fought her to the death, you won the belt of eternity. Goodbye father,” the daughter of the former fighter published.
Jack Veneno was an idol and hero of several generations of Dominicans through the sporting spectacle of wrestling. His main rival was Relámpago Hernández (who died in 2011).
The world ball champion had been hospitalized a few weeks ago at the Cruz Jiminián clinic, because he had severe anemia and dehydration, a product of cancer and then was transferred to the hospital of the National Cancer Institute (Incart), later discharged.
The day he talked about his fight
In January of this year, Jack Veneno said he put on his boots to fight cancer for the second time (pancreatic cancer, he had already fought prostate cancer).
“I put on my boots again to fight cancer … The hardest fight is this, I had to get dressed again to fight,” he told El Mediodía. of Color Vision, Channel 9.
Mrs. Tatica’s son added: “I hope the Lord will make a couple with me, me and him, so that we can succeed. Because without God there is nothing, after God there is no one else, I tell you. I went through many. “
Statue in his honor
In 2019, a statue was unveiled in honor of the figure of Jack Veneno in Eugenio María de Hostos Park, on the sidewalk of Santo Domingo.
Jack Veneno started his life in the ring as a teenager, with the dream of becoming a world champion.