Oscar Valdez: record, next fight and profile →
Oscar Valdez believes has a lot to prove in every fight. That has been a winning formula so far in his pro career. The way his pro career has gone, Valdez has never shied away from a challenge. That includes Saturday night, with an opponent who weighed in almost three pounds above the contracted weight.
Valdez, Quigg Weigh-In Photos Gallery - LOS ANGELES - Oscar Valdez and Scott Quigg have sparred as pros, but come Saturday night, they will fight for the highest stakes in the sport. Photos By Mikey Williams. Valdez (23-0, 19 KOs) will make the fourth defense of his World Boxing Organization (WBO) Featherweight title against Quigg (34-1-2, 25 KOs) at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. The Valdez vs. Quigg world championship event will be televised live and exclusively at 10:30 p.m. EST on ESPN and ESPN Deportes and stream live on the ESPN App.
SCOTT QUIGG’S world title dream is in tatters after the British boxer missed his weight. The 29-year-old is taking on WBO featherweight champions Oscar Valdez in California on Saturday night.
Valdez, Quigg Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - LOS ANGELES - Oscar Valdez and Scott Quigg have sparred as pros, but come Saturday night, they will fight for the highest stakes in the sport. Photos By Mikey Williams. Valdez (23-0, 19 KOs) will make the fourth defense of his World Boxing Organization (WBO) Featherweight title against Quigg (34-1-2, 25 KOs) at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. The Valdez vs. Quigg world championship event will be televised live and exclusively at 10:30 p.m. EST on ESPN and ESPN Deportes and stream live on the ESPN App.
Oscar Valdez’s unimpressive performance against Genesis Servania surprised Scott Quigg. The former WBA super bantamweight champion expected Valdez to stop Servania. The then-unknown Filipino was undefeated (29-0), but he isn’t considered a puncher (12 knockouts), was unproven against championship-caliber opposition and had spent most of the previous seven years boxing within the 122-pound division.
Freddie Roach feels Scott Quigg’s power has been underestimated entering his featherweight title shot against Oscar Valdez. England’s Quigg, who Roach has trained for a little over a year, has knocked out two of his three opponents since he moved up from super bantamweight to featherweight following his split-decision defeat to Carl Frampton two years ago.
They say styles make fights and we could have a good one as WBO featherweight titlist Oscar Valdez (23-0, 19 KO's) faces Scott Quigg (34-1-2, 25 KO's) from the StubHub Center in Carson, California as the main event on ESPN on Saturday night.
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach, who leads the corner of former champion Scott Quigg, is confident that his boxer will come out on top when he challenges WBO featherweight king Oscar Vadez on March 10 at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. For Valdez (23-0, 19 KOs), this will be his fourth title defense since winning it in 2016. Quigg (34-1-2, 25 KOs) will be making his U.S. debut.
Scott Quiqq Training Camp Photos Gallery - Scott Quigg and his trainer, Freddie Roach, met the media Friday afternoon at Wild Card Boxing Club, as Quigg seeks to win a world title in a second weight class. Photos by Mikey Williams.
Valdez, Ramirez Workouts Photos Gallery - World Boxing Organization (WBO) Featherweight champion Oscar Valdez (23-0, 19 KOs) met the media Thursday afternoon at Legendz Boxing Gym, where he worked out in preparation for his fourth title defense against veteran Scott Quigg, Saturday, March 10, at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.