Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says Oscar Valdez didn’t break any law when he tested positive for the VADA banned substance last August because it’s permitted to be used outside of competition.
“El Venado” Lopez Stuns Gabriel Flores Jr.
Luis Alberto Lopez did not follow the script, or the long odds, and dominated the previously unbeaten Gabriel Flores Jr.
Oscar Alvarez (30-0, 23 KOs) successfully held onto his WBC super featherweight title on Friday night with a 12 round unanimous decision over Robson Conceicao (16-1, 8 KOs) in the battle of the Olympians in Tucson, Arizona.
WBC super featherweight champion Oscar Valdez (30-0, 23 KOs) defeated previously unbeaten challenger Robson Conceicao (16-1, 8 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision on Friday night in their Top Rank Boxing promoted card at the Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Arizona.
Another two straws were placed on the camel’s back, with the camel representing the sport of boxing obviously. With the recent news heading into this weekend’s fight schedule, long-time followers of the sweet science are left scratching their heads in almost awe.
Valdez-Conceição and Gabriel Flores Jr.-Luis Alberto Lopez to stream live and exclusively FRIDAY on ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT – Undercard to stream exclusively on ESPN+ at 5:30 p.m.
WBC super featherweight world champion Oscar Valdez authored a title-winning knockout for the ages in February over Miguel Berchelt. For his encore — and the first defense of his title — the undefeated two-time Mexican Olympian will make his desert homecoming.
Caleb Plant went off on Thursday in taking shots at WBC super featherweight champion Oscar Valdez and his San Diego gym-mate Canelo Alvarez after learning that Valdez had been cleared to face Robson Conceicao on September 10th, even getting popped for the banned substance phentermine.
Oscar Valdez has tested dirty for the banned substance phentermine in his A-sample for a VADA administered test, putting his September 10th title defense against Robson Conceicao in jeopardy.
The Monster came to Las Vegas. He conquered. Naoya “Monster” Inoue, the pound-for-pound talent from Japan, defended his WBA/IBF/Ring Magazine bantamweight world titles Saturday with a seventh-round knockout over Australian contender Jason “Mayhem” Moloney.