Professional boxer, 37, found dead in hotel room hours after fight as police launch official investigation

Mexican boxer Pedro Antonio 'Tony' Rodriguez was recovered dormant successful his edifice country conscionable hours aft his latest fight.

On Saturday night, Taylor faced 21-year-old American combatant Phillip Vella successful a super-bantamweight bout astatine the American Royal Palace successful Phoenix, Arizona.

The fight, billed arsenic the Brawl successful the Barrio, was commissioned by the Arizona Boxing and MMA Commission and organised by Del Sol Boxing Promotions.

A hard-fought six circular clash saw Vella named the victor via unanimous decision, and the 2 men near the ringing to arsenic they returned to their edifice rooms up of a meal with different fighters connected the card.

However, a tragic study has confirmed that Rodriguez failed to be the evening and was aboriginal recovered dormant successful his edifice room.

The 37-year-old was recovered dormant successful his edifice room. (Facebook)

According to Spanish outlet Marca, unit astatine the edifice were acrophobic aft Rodriguez didn't get successful the lobby connected Sunday greeting to cheque retired and instrumentality his arranged transport to the airport.

The unit aboriginal unlocked the doorway to the country that helium had booked and recovered the 37-year-old unresponsive, a study from TalkSport added.

It is not yet known precisely what caused Rodriguez to tragically suffer his life, with authorities said to beryllium carrying retired investigations, with the anticipation that his combat against Vella whitethorn person played a portion not yet ruled out.

Speaking aft the quality was reported, Karla Valenzuela, Rodriguez’s wife, confirmed that her past speech with her hubby said her past enactment with her hubby came consecutive aft his fight.

“He called maine erstwhile his combat ended. Even erstwhile the amusement was implicit and helium near for the hotel, helium talked to me, helium made a video call.

"He told maine that helium was going retired to bargain meal and that helium was coming backmost due to the fact that astatine 3:30am successful the greeting they were going to prime them up to instrumentality them to the airport, that was the lone happening I talked to him about.”

She added that, portion she didn't cognize what had ‘really happened’, she believed that immoderate benignant of ‘blow’ from the combat whitethorn person caused her husband's death.

"I americium besides confused. We person to hold until time to spot what the study says," Valenzuela added.

Del Sol Boxing Promotions besides paid tribute to Vella, penning connected societal media: “The Del Sol Boxing household is heartbroken astatine the decease of Pedro Antonio Rodriguez.

"Our hearts and thoughts are with his loved ones. Out of respect for his family, delight articulation america successful waiting for the section authorities to implicit their enactment and investigation."

Meanwhile his hostile Vella has besides took to societal media to nonstop his respects to the Rodriguez's family, writing: “Truly heartbroken to find retired this news.

"Thankful to person shared the ringing with Pedro for six rounds. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. Rest easy, champion."