StubHub Center, Carson, California - WBO featherweight world champion Oscar Valdez (22-0, 19 KOs) dropped and decisioned mandatory challenger Miguel Marriaga (25-2, 21 KOs). The scores were 119-108, 116-111 and 118-109.
Miguel Marriaga swears he won’t waste this opportunity. Marriaga (25-1, 21 KOs) lost the last time he face an undefeated opponent on a big stage. The Colombian contender is 5-0 since suffering that lopsided, 12-round defeat to Jamaica’s Nicholas Walters in June 2015 in The Theater at Madison Square Garden.
Oscar Valdez knows all about the weird, wild history of the outdoor boxing venue at StubHub Center. From jaw-dropping brawls and title-fight upsets to the occasional boxer accidentally falling through the ropes, fans in this Los Angeles suburb seem to see something incredible at every show.
Ramirez-Bursak, Valdez-Marriaga Photos Gallery Weigh-In - Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) world champions ÓSCAR VALDEZ, GILBERTO "Zurdo" RAMÍREZ and JESSIE MAGDALENO will headline an exciting world championship event in separate title defenses, Saturday, April 22, under the stars at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. Produced and distributed live by Top Rank Pay-Per-View, the telecast will also feature
LOS ANGELES – Good evening Mr. and Mrs. North and South America and all the ships at sea, let’s go to press….. BRADLEY-VARGAS II. The last time former two-division world champions Timothy Bradley Jr. and Jessie Vargas worked together at StubHub Center it was inside the ring on June 27, 2015, when they battled each other for the welterweight title. On Saturday, they will be outside the ring at StubHub Center as part of the Top Rank world championship tripleheader pay-per-view live telecast, calling the action and giving insightful reports. Bradley will join veteran boxing broadcasters Brian Kenny and Bernardo Osuna for the ringside call, adding his own expert analysis. Vargas will join Top Rank’s Crystina Poncher, filing exclusive reports and breaking news behind the scenes throughout the telecast.
Photos of final press conference gallery - Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) world champions ÓSCAR VALDEZ, GILBERTO "Zurdo" RAMÍREZ and JESSIE MAGDALENO will headline an exciting world championship event in separate title defenses, Saturday, April 22, under the stars at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. Produced and distributed live by Top Rank Pay-Per-View, the telecast will also feature the pro debut of U.S. Olympic silver medalist SHAKUR STEVENSON, in a six-round featherweight bout.
WBO featherweight belt-holder Oscar Valdez defends his title this Saturday night from the StubHub Center in Carson, California, versus the tough Miguel Marriaga. If Valdez had his way, he'd be involved in fights against the other world champions in his division like Leo Santa Cruz, Lee Selby and Gary Russell Jr.
Valdez, Magdaleno, Ramirez Training Photos Gallery - Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) world champions ÓSCAR VALDEZ, GILBERTO "Zurdo" RAMÍREZ and JESSIE MAGDALENO will headline an exciting world championship event in separate title defenses, Saturday, April 22, under the stars at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. Produced and distributed live by Top Rank Pay-Per-View, the telecast will also feature the pro debut of U.S. Olympic silver medalist SHAKUR STEVENSON, in a six-round featherweight bout. Photos by Mikey Williams/Top Rank.
Colombian puncher Miguel "El Escorpión" Marriaga (25-1, 21 KOs) is training in Mexico City with full focus on one of the most important fights of his career. On the night of April 22, Marriaga will collide with world champion Oscar Valdez (21-0, 19 KOs) of Mexico for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight world championship at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, United States.
Oscar Valdez isn’t interested in discussing potential unification fights or anything other than facing Miguel Marriaga. Valdez considers Marriaga the toughest opponent of his career, a powerful puncher clearly capable of knocking the undefeated Valdez off his path toward stardom. Mexico’s Valdez (21-0, 19 KOs) is scheduled to defend his WBO world featherweight title against Colombia’s Marriaga (25-1, 21 KOs) on April 22 in the main event of a Top Rank pay-per-view card at StubHub Center in Carson, California.