{"id":667950,"date":"2026-05-14T02:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T02:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/667950\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T02:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T02:05:11","slug":"body-of-colombian-boxer-yeiner-gomez-sandoval-found-in-magdalena-river-after-pro-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/667950\/","title":{"rendered":"Body of Colombian Boxer Yeiner G\u00f3mez Sandoval Found in Magdalena River After Pro Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colombian authorities are investigating the death of professional boxer Yeiner Andr\u00e9s G\u00f3mez Sandoval, whose dismembered remains were recovered from the Magdalena River near Soledad, in the Atl\u00e1ntico department, on May 11. The discovery came roughly a day after G\u00f3mez Sandoval competed in his first professional bout in Barranquilla.<\/p>\n<p>According to reporting by Colombian outlets and wire coverage picked up by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Sun<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Daily Express<\/a>, fishermen found a torso and additional remains floating in the river. The Polic\u00eda Nacional confirmed the body was identified by the boxer\u2019s mother through several distinctive tattoos, including a snake across the torso, a dragon\u2019s head on the shoulder, his brother Cristian\u2019s name on the neck, and a heart on the chest.<\/p>\n<p>The Fight and the Disappearance<\/p>\n<p>G\u00f3mez Sandoval, listed as 28 by some outlets and 25 by others, fought in the main event of the WBA Future Champions Colombia card at the Cuadril\u00e1tero gym in Barranquilla on May 9. He lost a unanimous decision to Leider Galvis in what was his professional debut. His record and bout history are listed on <a href=\"https:\/\/boxrec.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">BoxRec<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Local reports indicate G\u00f3mez Sandoval returned home to the Carrizal neighborhood of Barranquilla after the fight, spent time with family, and was last seen leaving the residence later that day. He did not return.<\/p>\n<p>Trainer\u2019s Account<\/p>\n<p>His trainer, Miguel \u00c1ngel Guzm\u00e1n, told Colombian media he was unaware of any threats made against the fighter and had no information suggesting G\u00f3mez Sandoval was involved in a dispute. Guzm\u00e1n described him as focused on building a professional career following the debut loss.<\/p>\n<p>No motive has been publicly established by investigators, and as of reporting, no arrests have been announced. Authorities in Atl\u00e1ntico are treating the case as a homicide.<\/p>\n<p>Investigation<\/p>\n<p>The Fiscal\u00eda General de la Naci\u00f3n and the Polic\u00eda Nacional are leading the inquiry. Forensic teams are working to determine a timeline between the boxer\u2019s last confirmed sighting and the recovery of the remains. Investigators have not disclosed whether they are pursuing specific leads connected to the boxing card, his personal life, or organized crime activity in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Barranquilla and the surrounding Atl\u00e1ntico department have seen elevated rates of violent crime in recent years, with the Magdalena River figuring into multiple previous homicide cases documented by Colombian authorities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Colombian authorities are investigating the death of professional boxer Yeiner Andr\u00e9s G\u00f3mez Sandoval, whose dismembered remains were recovered&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":667951,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":["post-667950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=667950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/667951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=667950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=667950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=667950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}