California boxer accused of hit-and-run with personal watercraft in Biscayne Bay
A California man is accused of hitting a woman who was swimming in Biscayne Bay with a personal watercraft Saturday and leaving without calling for help, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
The 21-year-old woman, who was not identified by authorities, was in the water around 7 p.m. near Miami Marine Stadium when she was hit and suffered a head injury, the FWC said.
FWC officers obtained video footage and spoke with eyewitnesses to identify Andy Vences, 34, as the man driving the rented personal watercraft.
Vences is a professional boxer with the nickname “El Tiburon,” or the shark, according to several online boxer profiles.
When officers got in contact with Vences over the phone, he allegedly admitted to getting into a boating crash. He agreed to meet with authorities at his hotel, the Dua Miami in Brickell, according to an arrest affidavit.
Vences was arrested and booked into the Miami-Dade Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. He is accused of leaving the scene of a vessel accident involving injury and had bonded out of custody as of Monday, jail records show.
He is scheduled to be arraigned on June 3, according to Miami-Dade court records. He didn’t have an attorney listed yet.
“There is no excuse for leaving the scene of an accident,” FWC Miami-Dade County Area Captain Rafael Almagro said in a statement. “I am pleased our officers were able to quickly apprehend the subject so that he can be held accountable.”
Members of the public can report boating violations by calling the FWC’s Wildlife Alert Hotline at 888-404-FWCC or submitting a tip online at MyFWC.com/WildlifeAlert.
This story was originally published April 6, 2026 at 4:35 PM.
