Crego loved, and was loved by, boxing
(WorldNews Mexico)

“He meant so much to all of us,” said Ray Lopez, an Albuquerque boxing coach, of Crego. “For me, he was like a second father.” Fidel Maldonado Sr., who trains his son Fidel Jr. and several other Albuquerque boxers, said Crego recently had taken an active role in guiding Fidel Jr.’s career. “And we’re still going to do it,” Maldonado Sr. said. “We’re going to do it just the way Pops and I had it planned.” Crego, a Philadelphia-area native and a Viet Nam Army veteran, later settled in Albuquerque. He opened Crego Roofing and Metal in the...