If even half of the big fights that are scheduled to take place this April deliver the kind of action we strongly feel they will, the month of April in the year 2022 just might go down as one of the most special in modern-day boxing history.
WBO super featherweight champion Shakur Stevenson says he’s not going to let WBC champion Oscar Valdez hit him back when the two of them fight next month in a two-belt unification match on ESPN+ at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says WBC super featherweight champion Oscar Valdez’s decision to wait until now to finally face WBO champion Shakur Stevenson was because there was a possibility of a fight against Emanuel Navarrete that he was looking at for a while.
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It’s been reported how Top Rank are almost certain to announce the big and potentially thrilling 130 pound battle between Oscar Valdez and Shakur Stevenson for the night of April 30th.
Shakur Stevenson and Oscar Valdez have agreed to the financial terms and currently signing off on their contracts for their 130-lb unification fight on April 30th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Super featherweight champions Oscar Valdez and Shakur Stevenson are in negotiations to headline a fight for April 30th, a two-title unification at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on ESPN.
Oscar Valdez laughed on Friday when told that Shakur Stevenson has been calling him out nonstop and saying he’s ducking since his win over WBO super featherweight champion Jamel Herring on October 23rd.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says he wants to match Shakur Stevenson against Miguel ‘Alacran’ Berchelt and Oscar Valdez against Emanuel’ Vaquero’ Navarrete in the first quarter of 2022.
Shakur Stevenson is upset with hearing the media and Top Rank talking about WBC super featherweight champion Oscar Valdez possibly fighting Emanuel Navarrete next rather than him.
Shakur Stevenson, for many good judges the most talented, the most skilled, the most likely young fighter out there today to go on to become a true superstar, looked sensational in stopping Jamel Herring, 23-3(11) in dominant fashion last night.