BENEFIT TO BE HELD FOR SLAIN LOWELL BOXER, LOUIS AYALA
On May 12, Luis Ayala
was gunned down on Pawtucket Street in Lowell, Massachusetts, at 3 O'clock in
the afternoon. Ayala was confronting several men, who were driving in his
cousins stolen car. During a brief altercation, in which Ayala landed several
punches on two of the suspects, a third suspect
grabbed a .32 caliber handgun out of the glove compartment and shot Luis in
the chest. After Ayala fell to the ground, the suspect then shot him twice
more, to the chest, at point blank range. Luis Ayala, 23 years old, and
father of two, died upon arrival at the Lowell General Hospital.
Next Sunday, August 12, at the Studio 25, Market Street in Downtown Lowell,
there will be a benefit for the former amateur star, and promising
professional fighter,
Luis Ayala. Ayala was the owner of three straight Silver Mittens, and five
straight New England Golden Gloves titles. He was also a semi-finalist in the
US Boxing Championships, and the 2000 US Olympic trials. Ayala was touted by
many, as a potential world champion in the Junior Welterweight division. He
was also a stable-mate, and sparring partner, of Jr. Welterweight contender
Micky Ward. Donations for the fallen boxer are $10 at the door. For more
information, contact Jerry Colton at 978-459-0848
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