When Dominic Valle’s last fight was canceled, no one could have known there would be a silver lining.
Two months ago, Valle was scheduled to face Iron Alvarez on a ProBox card in Lakeland, Florida. That was, until Alvarez blew the 131lbs catchweight by over four pounds and wouldn’t be trying to cut any further. Instead, Valle would be a spectator the final night as his brothers Marques and Kenyan registered wins.
Now, Dominic Valle, 11-0 (7 KOs), will get to hold the family name on his own when he faces Mexico’s Miguel Torres, 15-2 (9 KOs), on November 7 on a ProBox TV card at RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Florida. The eight-round bout will be part of a card headlined by the intriguing Delante "Tiger" Johnson vs. Nicklaus Flaz showdown.
Valle says that most recent experience helped bring him to another level of intensity.
“This fight I’m coming in different. I’m for sure the strongest I’ve ever been. The last fight falling out really woke up something new in me,” said the 24-year-old Valle of Lutz, Florida.
“I want to prove to myself and everyone that I’m next level and I need to start fighting these next level opponents and start making my way to the top of the sport where I know I belong. These guys right now at this level don’t deserve to be in the ring with me, if we’re speaking truthfully.”
Valle admits he hasn’t seen much of the 26-year-old Torres of Guadalajara, Mexico, but adds that he doesn’t usually like to watch much video of his opponents, preferring to take note of any tendencies he notices from his opponents and then allow his training and preparedness to help him adjust.
Valle says that, while he has gone the distance in his last two fights, he isn’t worried about pressing for a knockout in this fight, saying he’s gained valuable experience by going eight rounds in back to back fights.
What he does hope to do is show, in a fight about an hour’s drive from his hometown, that he deserves consideration among the best young fighters in his weight class.
“I’m just looking to bring myself higher in the rankings, in the best way that I feel is possible. Just getting my name out there, getting my recognition and showing the boxing scene what I really am, which is the future of the sport,” said Valle.
