Tony Ayala found dead at 52
FILE – In this Saturday, Dec. 11, 1999 file photo, Tony Ayala Jr., of San Antonio, is lifted by members of his corner after defeating Tony Menefee, of Lincoln, Neb., with a TKO during the eighth round of their middleweight fight in San Antonio. Tony Ayala Jr., a rising star in boxing before a 1983 rape conviction that led to the first of two prison terms, has died in his hometown of San Antonio, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. He was 52. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Troubled former middleweight boxing star Tony “El Torito” Ayala Jr. was found dead Tuesday in San Antonio, Texas. Ayala was just 52 and is believed to have passed away from a heart attack. Ayala had a record of 31-2, 27 KOs, but was overshadowed by his 16 year prison sentence. Ayala was convicted of breaking into a neighbors house and violently raping her.
