The former featherweight champ reached new heights by putting his respected countryman Berchelt down three times and stopping him in Round 10 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, after which he climbed onto some pound-for-pound lists. The hard-punching Mexican recorded a career-defining victory by stopping Miguel Berchelt to win a 130-pound belt in February only to test positive for a banned substance in the week before his first defense, although he was placed on probation and allowed to defend his belt. Angel Acosta, junior lightweights (for Nakatani’s WBO title)īackground: Valdez’s reputation soared and was floored within a seven-month span. Luis Alberto Lopez, junior lightweights Junto Nakatani vs. Odds: 11½-1 odds (average of multiple sites)Īlso on the card: Gabriel Flores Jr. Pound-for-pound ranking: Valdez, Honorable Mention Weights (from Thursday): Valdez 130, Conceicao 129.6 TV/Stream: ESPN+ Cost: ESPN+ subscription is $7 a month or $70 annuallyĭivision: Junior lightweight (130 pounds)
ROBSON CONCEICAO (16-0, 8 KOs) Date: Friday, Sept. OSCAR VALDEZ HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO DEFEND HIS 130-POUND TITLE AGAINST ROBSON CONCEICAO IN SPITE OF TESTING POSITIVE FOR A BANNED SUBSTANCE.
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