A big title unification match at 130 lbs is in the works for April 30th.
Dan Rafael reports that WBC champion Oscar Valdez and newly minted WBO champion Shakur Stevenson, both under the Top Rank Boxing banner, are close to an agreement to headline an ESPN television card at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Valdez (30-0, 23 KOs) was the WBO featherweight champion from 2016 to 2019, but his title reign didn’t exactly consist of the absolute best opponents. He vacated his title and moved up to junior lightweight, where he had a major scare against Adam Lopez in his debut but overcame a knockdown for a TKO win.