Murdered boxer propped up in makeshift ring for his wake2014-02-02 · Metro
A professional boxer received an unusual send off after his dead body was propped up in a makeshift ring. Christopher Rivera, 23, had told relatives he wanted to be remembered for his boxing career so they decided to create a thematic wake for him…
Dead Boxer's Body Propped Up In Fake Boxing Ring For Wake2014-02-01 · Deadspin
Puerto Rican boxer Christopher Rivera was shot and killed last week and pursuant to his last wishes, his family had his body embalmed and placed in a corner of a fake boxing ring. The funeral home?which has done this sort of thing before?set up the…
Dead Puerto Rican boxer posed standing in the ring for wake2014-02-01 · New York Daily News
Mourners who came to his wake in San Juan on Friday found him posed afoot, a yellow hood on his head, sunglasses glasses over his eyes and blue boxing gloves on his hands. Lidianette Carmona, behind right, the wife of the late boxer Christopher Rivera, …
Dead boxer makes propped up in ring at wake2014-02-01 · New York Post
The family of a Puerto Rican boxer ? who was shot to death last week ? honored his dying wish on Friday by propping up his corpse in the corner of a fake boxing ring to memorialize his career. Like an ashen wax figure, Christopher Rivera's pale…