Adam Lopez 'Blunose': record, next fight and profile →
You almost have to feel bad for Oscar Valdez. The former featherweight champion came off the deck to stop Adam Lopez in seven rounds last Saturday, kicking off his 130-pound campaign, but since the Las Vegas bout, all anyone wants to talk about is Glendale, California’s “Blunose.”
Adam Lopez saw his stock soar in defeat, even more so with many observers coming to his aid as the victim of a quick stoppage versus Oscar Valdez. Still, a defeat was where the valiant late replacement was heading even if he survived the seventh round of their ESPN+ main event Saturday evening in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Oscar Valdez's super featherweight debut was a doozy. Valdez (27-0, 21 KOs) got off the deck to stop late replacement Adam Lopez in seven rounds in a barnburner of a main event in front of a packed house at The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Valdez was knocked down in the second round, only to come back to knock down Lopez (13-2) with a left hook in the seventh. A follow-up barrage caused referee Russell Mora to stop the bout with seven seconds remaining in the round.
Valdez, Lopez Fight Photos Gallery - Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas - Former featherweight world champion Oscar Valdez (27-0, 21 KOs) made his debut at 130-pounds and was forced to get off the floor to stop very late replacement Adam Lopez (13-2, 6 KOs) in the seventh round. (photos by Mikey Williams)
Adam Lopez, Buddy McGirt Video Interview - Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas - Former featherweight world champion Oscar Valdez (27-0, 21 KOs) made his debut at 130-pounds and was forced to get off the floor to stop very late replacement Adam Lopez (13-2, 6 KOs) in the seventh round. (photos by Mikey Williams)
Valdez, Lopez Official Scorecard - Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas - Former featherweight world champion Oscar Valdez (27-0, 21 KOs) made his debut at 130-pounds and was forced to get off the floor to stop very late replacement Adam Lopez (13-2, 6 KOs) in the seventh round. (photos by Mikey Williams)
By Jake Donovan - Oscar Valdez was determined to fight, whether it was a severely overweight opponent or one ready to jump in at a moment’s notice. The decision nearly cost him a title shot waiting in the wings. The former featherweight titlist from Nogales, Mexico had to climb off the canvas to rid himself of late replacement Adam Lopez, scoring a knockdown of his...
Valdez, Lopez Scorecard BoxingScene Live - Andres Gutierrez was removed from Saturday’s main event against former featherweight world champion Oscar Valdez, as he weighed in at 141 pounds, 11 pounds above the contract weight.
Oscar Valdez has a lot of options moving forward, should he get by late-sub Adam Lopez tonight inside the Chelsea Ballroom at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. The 10-round bout will follow the junior lightweight clash between former two-division world titleholder Carl Frampton against unbeaten Tyler McCreary. Both fights will stream live on ESPN+ (10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT).
Frampton, McCreary, Valdez Weights Photos Gallery - Andres Gutierrez was removed from Saturday’s main event against former featherweight world champion Oscar Valdez, as he weighed in at 141 pounds, 11 pounds above the contract weight. Featherweight contender Adam Lopez (13-1, 6 KOs), from Glendale, Calif., stepped up to replace Gutierrez, and he will be in the opposite corner at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in a WBC super featherweight world title eliminator. Lopez was originally set to defend his Jr. NABF featherweight title against Luis Coria, but he jumped at the opportunity to face Valdez, who will be making his super featherweight debut.