Miguel Berchelt ready to face Oscar Valdez
His message is crystal clear. WBC super featherweight world champion Miguel “El Alacran” Berchelt (37-1, 33 KOs) wants all the big names.
His message is crystal clear. WBC super featherweight world champion Miguel “El Alacran” Berchelt (37-1, 33 KOs) wants all the big names.
Mexican warrior Miguel Berchelt – rarely takes a backward step, loves to fight, never in a bad one. Mexican warrior Oscar Valdez: all of the above.
Former featherweight world champion Oscar Valdez’s super featherweight debut was a doozy. Valdez (27-0, 21 KOs) got off the deck to stop late replacement Adam Lopez in seven rounds in a barnburner of a main event in front of a packed house at The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
Former WBO featherweight champion Oscar Valdez beat Adam Lopez (13-2, 6 KOs) by a 7th premature stoppage in the main event, whereas Carl Frampton defeated Tyler McCreary (16-1-1, 7 KOs) by a 10 round unanimous decision in the co-feature on Saturday night at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
Gutierrez Overweight: Adam Lopez Steps Up to Face Oscar Valdez in Saturday’s ESPN+ Main Event.
Andres Gutierrez was removed from Saturday’s main event against former featherweight world champion Oscar Valdez, as he weighed in at 141 pounds, 11 pounds above the contract weight.
The World Boxing Council has suspended Andres Gutierrez after he weighed 11 lbs over the super featherweight limit in coming in at an incredible 141 lbs during Friday’s weigh-in for his main event fight against Oscar Valdez.
Two of boxing’s foremost action stars are set to light up the Las Vegas Strip for a Thanksgiving Weekend fistic bash Saturday, November 30 at The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
For the third time in his WBO featherweight world title reign, Oscar Valdez turned away the challenge of a previously undefeated fighter.
Oscar Valdez 125.4 lbs vs. Jason Sanchez 124.8 lbs
(Valdez’s WBO Featherweight world title – 12 Rounds)
Judges/Referee: Tim Cheatham, Eric Cheek and Glenn Trowbridge/Vic Drakulich.
Sergey Kovalev gained a measure of revenge, and in the process, regained his title. Kovalev bested Eleider Alvarez (24-1, 12 KOs) via unanimous decision to win the WBO light heavyweight world title, becoming a three-time world champion.