The Mexican boxer lost his unbeaten record after being clearly outclassed by Stevenson in Las Vegas and giving up the WBC and WBO titles.
The undefeated Mexican Oscar Valdez It ended.
This Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Valdez was vastly outclassed by Shakur Stevenson.
Valdez he was never comfortable in front of the left-handed guard of Stevensonwho took advantage of his reach advantage to keep the Mexican at a distance with the jab, while punishing his face with his combinations.
Stevenson He not only limited himself to hitting the Mexican’s face, which ended with a cut on his right cheekbone, but also repeatedly hit the body of Valdez.
As the fight progressed, Stevenson He continued to accumulate points and took advantage of the Mexican’s desperation to send him to the canvas in the sixth round.
ValdezDesperate to make up lost ground, he hit a forehand overhand but sailed towards the ropes, losing his balance. Stevenson he only had to drop a blow to connect the Mexican and that the fall was legal.
In the end the judges rewarded Stevenson with cards 117-110, 118-109 and 118-109 to decree the victory by unanimous decision for the American.
With this victory, Stevenson improved his record to 18-0 with 9 knockouts, while Valdez suffered his first loss as a professional to stall at 30-1.