Valdez: Every Time There's Higher Competition, I Rise To The Occasion
The knock on Oscar Valdez’s otherwise unblemished pro career heading into 2021 was his penchant for fighting up or down to the level of competition.
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Stevenson: Never Been In There With Somebody As Strong As Valdez, With That Type Of Will
Shakur Stevenson is certain Oscar Valdez will realize quite quickly Saturday night that he has never encountered a boxer with Stevenson’s skill set.
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Oscar Valdez-Shakur Stevenson: Stats and Stakes
By Cliff Rold - Saturday night (ESPN+, arguably the two best Jr. lightweights in the world will lock horns to unify two of the four major belts in their division and earn recognition as rightful champion of the class from TBRB and Ring Magazine. No fight needs much more hyperbole than that.
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Stevenson: I Thought Valdez Won The Conceicao Fight; Conceicao Let Foot Off The Gas
LAS VEGAS – Shakur Stevenson thinks Oscar Valdez should’ve been prevented from boxing Robson Conceicao on September 10 because Valdez tested positive for a performance-enhancing stimulant banned by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association.
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Photos: Oscar Valdez, Shakur Stevenson - Ready For Unification War in Las Vegas
Oscar Valdez, Shakur Stevenson Weights Photos Gallery - WBC champion Oscar Valdez (30-0, 23 KOs) and WBO king Shakur Stevenson (17-0, 9 KOs) had their first fight week faceoff Thursday, two days out from their unification showdown at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
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Shakur Stevenson-Oscar Valdez: Weigh-In Results From MGM Grand
LAS VEGAS – Oscar Valdez stood stone-faced and didn’t utter a word when Shakur Stevenson stood before him on a stage Friday at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
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Stevenson: I'm Not Mayweather, Valdez Fight Isn't Mayweather-Corrales – This Is My Era!
Shakur Stevenson is trying to win the fight before the fight against Oscar Valdez ahead of their anticipated junior lightweight unification match by first engaging in the all-important mental bout.
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PED Testing Expense Excludes Most Fighters From Protection Stevenson, Valdez Received
By Keith Idec - LAS VEGAS – Shakur Stevenson seemed pleased Thursday with the extent of performance-enhancing drug testing prior to his showdown with Oscar Valdez on Saturday night. Comprehensive PED testing was a point of emphasis for Stevenson and his team during negotiations for their 130-pound title unification bout because Valdez tested positive for Phentermine, a substance banned by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association both in and out of competition, a month before he was allowed to box Brazil’s Robson Conceicao on September 10 in Tucson, Arizona.
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Stevenson: They Like Valdez; Me Or Any Other Fighter That's Our Color Couldn't Have Fought After Failing Test
LAS VEGAS – Shakur Stevenson still isn’t sure how Oscar Valdez was allowed to fight Robson Conceicao on September 10. The unbeaten WBO junior lightweight champion is convinced he wouldn’t have been licensed to box that night if it had been him that tested positive for a stimulant on the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association’s list of banned substances. Phentermine was detected in Valdez’s “A” and “B” samples submitted to VADA on August 13, four weeks before he encountered Conceicao in Tucson, Arizona.
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Photos: Oscar Valdez, Shakur Stevenson - Face To Face at Final Presser
Valdez, Stevenson Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - WBC champion Oscar Valdez (30-0, 23 KOs) and WBO king Shakur Stevenson (17-0, 9 KOs) had their first fight week faceoff Thursday, two days out from their unification showdown at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
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