Former world champion Oscar Valdez made it clear that his priority is to beat Miguel Berchelt, who holds the super featherweight title from the World Boxing Council (WBC).
"The only name on my mind is Berchelt, I have always wanted a WBC world title and now is the opportunity," Valdez told Efe.
Valdez vacated his World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight belt to move up to 130-pounds to go after the fight with Berchelt.
Originally from Nogales, Sonora, Valdez has 25 consecutive wins, 20 of them of them by knockout and now seeks the opportunity to become a two-division world champion.
"Berchelt is the best of them and I want to face him as soon as possible. It is impossible to predict what a fight between us would be like; he hits hard, but I do too. It can end in the first round or it can be a good fight because thankfully I went through a lot in amateur boxing, I can use various styles," Valdez said.
Valdez explained that under head trainer Eddy Reynoso his defense improved and that will be important against Bertchel.
The fight has not yet been finalized and, according to the promoters, it should be held when some of the restrictions are lifted with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Before their bout happens, it is likely the two of them will have ten round bouts behind closed doors against lesser opponents to shake off the ring rust.
"I'm going fight by fight, if I beat Bertchel, I will put myself at a high level, perhaps in the top eight pound for pound, then I would love a fight to unify all of the division's titles," Valdez said.
"When I was 20 I thought I would be old at 30. I'm going to be 30 and feel fresh, ready for any boxer out there. I'm going step by step. Now I want to be the best at 130 pounds and maybe later 135 and if the body endures I'll be at 140. Others like Julio César Chávez and Erik Morales did it and I would like to try it."