After being postponed several times as a consequence of the COVID pandemic – 19, the long-awaited fight between the Mexican fighters Miguel ‘Alacrán’ Berchelt and Oscar Valdez finally has a date scheduled for Saturday 20 of February to be played in Las Vegas, Nevada . This was confirmed by the promoters Top Rank and Zanfer in their respective social networks.
‘Yes, without a doubt, When there are two Mexicans in the ring, that is guaranteed, a great fight , not for nothing are the fights that people like the most and they are the best-selling in the United States. ‘ Berchelt stated in an interview for Zanfer’s YouTube channel.
There is a shot! 🇲🇽🔥
This afternoon the match between the Mexicans was made official @ AlacranBerchelt and @ oscarvaldez 56 , for the World Super Feather Championship of the @ WBCBoxing . # BercheltValdez pic. twitter.com/9O6g4k1hqL
– Zanfer Box (@ZanferBox) January 6, 2021
The agreed combat will be the seventh defense of the champion of the World Boxing Council (WBC) in the super featherweight category that will make the ‘Alacrán’ of 29 years (37 – 1, 33 KO’s) after snatching the title from him with a resounding KO in 2017 to also Mexican Francisco Vargas.
For his part, Oscar Valdez (28 – 0, 22 KO´s) of 30 years will seek to conquer his second belt as champion after being proclaimed monarch of the featherweight of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) in 550, and that he still possesses after six defenses.
It is still unknown if there would be possibilities of having an audience for this fight, according to information from ESPN, this possibility is still being analyzed, which if it were to take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
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