Young boxer Wilfried Florentin, 22, was shot dead on Sunday morning following a dispute in a night bar in Bonneuil-sur-Marne (Val-de-Marne), prosecutors said on Monday.
The 35-year-old suspect, who is the subject of a European arrest warrant, was nabbed on Monday “at Brussels airport, on his way to Côte d’Ivoire,” according to the Créteil prosecutor’s office. “He will be handed over to the French authorities by the Belgian authorities,” the same source added.
The victim was taken care of by firefighters outside the establishment, then driven to hospital early Sunday morning. He died a little later on Saturday from his injuries, the prosecutor’s office disclosed.
Eye witnesses told the investigators that the suspect and the victim had had a dispute at the scene of the crime.
Wilfried Florentin was crowned European junior champion in the -91kg class in 2019. He had subsequently won his first three professional fights by knockout, according to the reference site “boxrec”.
