William Morelo was just 24 years old at the time of his death, his last fight he lost by unanimous decision against Argentinian prospect “Tigre” Saldivia, a fight that was shown on HBO PLUS to all of Latin America. He was killed by 2 professional hit men (sicarios), when he was entering his gym, close to the Miguel “Happy” Lora Coliseum, the killers then escaped the scene on a bike. His brother Wilson Morelo is a pro Soccer player with one of the most powerful teams in colombia, America de cali.