Oscar Valdez’s first cease on the comeback path received’t be a straightforward one, as Mike Coppinger reviews {that a} conflict with former title challenger Liam Wilson “is being finalized for March 29 in Glendale, Arizona.”
Each Valdez (31-2, 23 KO) and Wilson (13-2, 7 KO) fell quick in title fights towards Emanuel Navarrete final 12 months. Wilson battled the previous featherweight champ in February for the vacant 130 lb belt left behind by Shakur Stevenson, and although he floored Navarrete within the fourth, “Vaquero” rallied again to cease him 5 rounds later. Valdez’s personal tussle with Navarrete was equally explosive, producing 12 rounds of Battle of the 12 months motion earlier than Navarrete received his hand raised.
Wilson returned to Australia to win two straight afterwards, whereas Valdez hasn’t fought since.
This actually is a pleasant little piece of matchmaking. Although Valdez is at a profession nadir after shedding two of his final three, he’s nonetheless received the desire and ability to carry his personal towards most tremendous featherweights, and Wilson greater than proved his bona fides in what initially regarded like a mismatch towards Navarrete. We’ll let you understand as quickly as Prime Rank makes the announcement.
