Velásquez turned pro for promoter Luis de Cubas and Shelly Finkel and won his first 12 fights.
Shelly Dass | Shelly Manne | Shelly Liddelow | Shelly Lares | Shelly Chaiken | Moishe Finkel | Michael Finkel | Dave, Shelly, and Chainsaw | Shelly Woods | Shelly Lowenkopf | Shelly Liebowitz | Shelly Finkel | Shelly Beach, New South Wales | Shelly-Ann Fraser | Moishe "Maurice" Finkel | Maurice Herman Finkel | Irving Finkel | George Finkel | Donald Finkel | David Finkel | Ben Shelly | Avraham Yaakov Finkel |
Jim Koplik (along with Shelly Finkel) were co-promoters of the "Summer Jam at Watkins Glen" (rock concert in Watkins Glen) in New York in July 1973.