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Surveillance cameras at a gas station on West Flagler Street in Miami recorded a naked man covered in blood, wielding a knife, wandering around the service station. That man was the victim of a stabbing allegedly committed by the Cuban boxer Frank Zaldívar Santiesteban, 29, known in the boxing world as "El Perro."
The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, April 5, and began with a call to 911 about a fight in an apartment. Minutes later, a gas station employee reported a bloodied man, who had arrived at the location after being stabbed in the chest.
The images, shared by CBS Miami on Tuesday, depict the harsh reality of what the victim experienced before emergency services arrived.
According to the victim's testimony to the police, Zaldívar Santiesteban arrived at his door with a knife and said, "God told me to come here and stab you".
During the struggle that ensued, the victim managed to take the weapon from the boxer and stabbed him several times in self-defense. He was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital with chest wounds and a punctured lung.
Hours after the incident, authorities found Zaldívar near the intersection of Northwest 42nd Avenue and 7th Street, covered in blood and partially wrapped in a sheet. He initially refused to identify himself; his identity was confirmed through fingerprints while he was receiving treatment at the Ryder Trauma Center.
On Tuesday, Zaldívar appeared before a judge via videoconference from his hospital bed. He is facing charges of attempted murder with a deadly weapon and aggravated assault, and he remains held without bail.
During the interrogation, the boxer stated that the incident stemmed from a disagreement with "his brother, whom he cares for deeply," and declared that he does not care what happens to him; only God can judge him, as reported by the specialized page Boxing Social.
This month’s arrest is not an isolated incident in his recent history. In July 2025, he was arrested for driving without a valid license, and in August of that same year, he was apprehended in Key West for burglary, drug possession, and tampering with evidence.
As a professional boxer, Zaldívar has a record of five wins and two losses, with three knockouts. He represented Cuba in the World Series of Boxing with the Domadores de Cuba in 2017 and his last fight was on February 1, 2025, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, where he lost by technical knockout in the third round against the young prospect Curmel Moton, who is 18 years old, on the card for the David Benavidez vs. David Morrell Jr. event.
His team has not made any public statements, and it has not been revealed who legally represents him.
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