Liam Wilson (13-3, 7 KOs) partially blames his seventh-round TKO defeat on Friday night against Oscar Valdez (32-2, 24 KOs) on choosing to brawl with him rather than using his size to keep the fight at range in their clash for the WBO interim super featherweight title at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
Oscar Valdez (32-2, 23 KOs) found the fountain of youth on Friday night to defeat #2 Liam Wilson (13-3, 7 KOs) by a seventh-round technical knockout to win the vacant interim WBO super featherweight title on ESPN+ at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
Former two-division world champion Oscar Valdez (32-2, 24 KOs) turned back the clock to wear down and stop inexperienced, younger Liam Wilson (13-3, 7 KOs) in the seventh round to capture the interim WBO super featherweight title on Friday night at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
Seniesa Estrada, with an unbeaten record of 26-0 and 9 KOs, clinched a win over her arch-rival Yokasta Valle, whose record fell to 30-3 with 9 KOs.
This weekend features a smorgasbord of events running from Friday night all the way through Sunday. Boxing has its own version of March Madness, which will be streamed on PPV.com,
Oscar Valdez and Liam Wilson both made weight at the weigh-in on Thursday for their clash for the IBF WBO interim super featherweight title this Friday night on ESPN+ at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
Nikita Tszyu (7-0, 6 KOs) had a tougher time than expected with his sixth round technical knockout victory over fellow Aussie Jack Brubaker (17-5-2, 8 KOs) in junior middleweight action on Wednesday night at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia.
Liam Wilson made a big name for himself last week, this when he slugged it out with, and almost stopped in an upset, Emanuel Navarrete in an early FOTY contender.
It was an early Fight of the Year contender, and it was also a fight filled with controversy.
Friday night saw super-featherweights warriors Emanuel Navarette and Liam Wilson live up to their billing with one huge capital “W.”
Andre Ward says Liam Wilson (11-2, 7 KOs) let Emanuel Navarrete (37-1, 31 KOs) off the hook on Friday night, and it cost him the fight in a ninth round technical knockout defeat for the Aussie in a battle for the vacant WBO super featherweight title at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.