Oscar Valdez is again in enterprise.
The previous two-division titleholder stopped Liam Wilson within the seventh spherical to win the WBO “interim” 130-pound title Friday at Desert Diamond Enviornment in Glendale, Arizona.
Valdez (32-2, 24 KOs) had misplaced two of his earlier three fights, together with a choice to Emanuel Navarrete final August.
“This victory means loads,” Valdez stated. “I proved lots of people mistaken once more. Folks stated, ‘You’re 30-something, you’re executed, you bought your jaw damaged, you bought your rib damaged.’ However I refused to imagine that.”
Valdez ended the combat with a sequence of laborious blows. Wilson (13-3, 7 KOs) someway remained on his ft however took appreciable punishment, which prompted referee Mark Nelson to cease the combat.
The official time of the stoppage was 2:48 of Spherical 7.
Wilson, 28, stated he fought an excessive amount of together with his coronary heart and never sufficient together with his mind.
“That’s how boxing goes,” he stated. “I attempted to field within the first few rounds, however my coronary heart received the higher of me. These are the type of fights I dreamed of since I used to be a child. However I’ve received to study from this and begin utilizing my boxing mind.
“Oscar is a real champion, and I’m very proud to have shared the ring with him. It’s nonetheless early in my profession. I’ve lots to go. I’m younger. I’ll be again.”
Navarrete holds the WBO title however reportedly will probably be transferring up in weight, which is able to open up the championship. Valdez may then be elevated to full titleholder.
Additionally on the cardboard, Seniesa Estrada (26-0, 9 KOs) defeated Yokasta Valle (30-3, 9 KOs) by a unanimous determination to turn out to be undisputed 105-pouind champion.
