By: Kike Frías Updated Apr 2022, 22: 37 pm EDT
The Mexican Óscar Valdez and the American Shakur Stevenson completed the weigh-in ahead of their big fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, to later hold an intense confrontation that did not escalate despite the provocations on the US side.
After this Saturday 30 in April there will only be “one king”, it is the idea that is sold in this fight in which the WBC and WBO super featherweight belts will be at stake, so whoever won gets the unification of the sashes .
The Mexican of 31 years, which has the full support of the Canelo Team and that in recent months he trained with Saúl Álvarez and under the watchful eye of Eddy Reynoso, he was seen in great shape and left the scale below 129.6 pounds.
For his part, Stevenson, who honors his Puerto Rican roots, at the first opportunity spent the weight limit, so he had to take off his pants to mark the border number of the category.
At the end of the weigh-in both boxers had an intense confrontation in which the public jumped in favor of Stevenson and they yelled any kind of comments at him to get him out of concentration.
Óscar, nicknamed “The King”, will have his second against Shakur defense of the belt after snatching the belt from Miguel ‘Alacrán’ Berchelt and successfully protecting him against Robson Conceicao, this last fight marked by controversy because the Mexican tested positive for feterminus, but he was still allowed to be in the fight.
Shakur not only faces It will go to Óscar Valdez, but to the entire Canelo Team
For Shakur Stevenson, this Saturday’s fight will not only be against Óscar Valdez, seven years older than him, but against the entire gym in San Diego where the Canelo Team camp is.
More provocative and sharp in his words, ‘Sugar’ had recent challenging words in which he mentioned Saúl Álvarez and Eddy Reynoso:
“He had Canelo throughout the preparation. When I win it will be as if I beat Saúl Álvarez, Eddy Reynoso and his entire team”
To honor his father’s land, Stevenson will wear shorts in the ring with the colors of the Puerto Rican flag: “I want to honor my Puerto Rican part”, he said.
Valdez, above what Stevenson says
If anyone knows how to beat mental games, it’s Canelo and Reynoso. Both have achieved a lot in boxing and are currently at the top, there are even those who consider Álvarez as the best pound for pound of the moment.
This knowledge has been passed on to Valdez, who even at the weigh-in was seen to be focused and never lose his temper in the face of constant attempts by Stevenson and the public to make him lose his patience.
“There is nothing Shakur can say to get into my head”
“I am very focused and ready to win, I am very well prepared physically and mentally to this fight”, added the Mexican who this Saturday has a great challenge ahead of him.
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