Junior middleweight Marques Valle, a promising energy puncher, is on the verge of creating a giant identify for himself within the division.
Valle, in his first scheduled 10-round bout, returns Wednesday towards Raul Garcia on the ProBox TV Occasions Middle in Plant Metropolis, Florida.
Each Valle (10-0, 7 KOs) and Garcia (13-1-1, 11 KOs) are 25-year-olds who turned professional in 2021. The matchup marks Valle’s likelihood to show himself as a formidable contender.
“Each struggle means the identical to me – somebody they put in entrance of me that I’ve acquired to get by,” Valle advised Boxing Scene. “It’s no totally different to me.”
In his final struggle, Valle confronted an undefeated fighter, Farid Ngoga, who examined him earlier than Valle pulled away for a unanimous determination win.
“Each struggle, you be taught little issues. I can’t [pinpoint what],” Valle stated when requested what he picked up from defeating Ngoga. “Every struggle offers you a handful of expertise. You be taught little issues about your self. It’s as much as me to make these enhancements within the fitness center.”
Garcia is a distinct check. Coached by coach Bob Santos, Garcia is an influence puncher who believes he can knock out Valle. His solely defeat was a split-decision loss to Leonardo Ruiz in an in depth struggle.
“Having the aggressive boxer thoughts, I’m assured in myself and what I can do,” Valle stated.
On Feb. 28, Valle’s coaching associate, Najee Lopez, defeated Marcos Escudero in a grueling bout. Lopez took his share of injury, sporting a black eye as a memento after the struggle. He fought a tricky and harmful opponent, which units the tone for the remainder of Marc Farrait’s secure of fighters. Valle trains with Farrait.
“That units the [bar],” Valle stated about Lopez’s final struggle, which was a step up in competitors. “We’re all trying to take that step up and get someplace – sooner fairly than later.”
Valle, nicknamed “The Machine” – however typically referred to as “Robocop” and “The Terminator” – is a giant and relentless puncher who has gone solely 24 rounds in 10 professional fights. Valle’s energy has separated him from developmental opponents, and Garcia represents a brand new stage of competitors – one that’s prone to supply extra resistance.
