WBC junior lightweight world titlist Oscar Valdez has signed a new multi-fight promotional agreement with Top Rank, the company announced on Thursday. The 30-year-old Valdez (29-0, 23 KOs), a two-time Mexican Olympian, has been with Top Rank for his entire career, since turning pro following the 2012 London Olympics.
The fight to make was Valdez vs Herring but fans seldom get the fights they want to see these days - it may still happen of course but I'm not holding my breath.
Conceicao has beaten nobody and doesn't deserve a WBC title fight - he isn't even in the WBC top 15 but no doubt will be all of a sudden now that Arum wants him to fight Valdez.
Valdez's win over Berchelt should have been rewarded with a unification fight but no doubt in order to get his new Top Rank deal a certain amount of quid pro quo was expected by Arum.
Although Stevenson is entitled to fight Herring because of a WBO rule imo Herring deserved to fight Valdez because of how he beat Frampton, whereas Stevenson's fight last Saturday against the limited Nakathila didn't show Shakur worthy of the title opportunity he's been given.
The fight to make was Valdez vs Herring but fans seldom get the fights they want to see these days - it may still happen of course but I'm not holding my breath.
Conceicao has beaten nobody and doesn't deserve a WBC title fight - he isn't even in the WBC top 15 but no doubt will be all of a sudden now that Arum wants him to fight Valdez.
Valdez's win over Berchelt should have been rewarded with a unification fight but no doubt in order to get his new Top Rank deal a certain amount of quid pro quo was expected by Arum.
Although Stevenson is entitled to fight Herring because of a WBO rule imo Herring deserved to fight Valdez because of how he beat Frampton, whereas Stevenson's fight last Saturday against the limited Nakathila didn't show Shakur worthy of the title opportunity he's been given.
Oscar Valdez is one of my favorite fighters. The knockout against Berchelt was shocking! I hope he does not fight Shacur, it’s a bad style for Oscar.