29 year old fighter Adriano Sylberth Santana Pereira tragically lost his life Tuesday in Belem, Brazil.
The victim died in front of his wife and child. He was murdered by robbers who broke into his home.
According to the globo report:
According to the Civil Police, the fighter was in his house when, around 11.30 pm, robbers knocked at the back door. When he opened, Adriano came across three men, all wearing shirts on their faces and armed.
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Mamute ran to the room, where his companion and his 9-year-old son were, but he was pursued by the criminals, who, arriving in the room, went towards Hadrian. The victim would have asked for calm, but was shot with his face. He fell to the ground still alive.
The robbers ordered the cell phones of Hadrian and the woman. When they were leaving the house they realized that the fighter was still alive and returned to apply blows of knife to the chest of the victim who died in the place.
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Adriano was 29 years-old and also worked as an electrician at a local harbor. He had a professional record of 1-1. His last fight was in August 2015. He reportedly had around 30 amateur fights. We send thoughts and prayers to his friends and family.
