Stevenson demonstrated only excessively fast and gifted for the tough brawler Valdez all through 12 rounds
Hoping to demonstrate he's one of boxing's pound-for-pound best, Shakur Stevenson put his WBO junior lightweight title facing WBC champion Oscar Valdez in a major unification session on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Regardless of the battle being the most perilous of Stevenson's vocation, he made exceptionally simple work of Valdez, cruising to a wide consistent choice success.
Valdez, a warrior known for a tough and forceful way to deal with his sessions, spent a large part of the battle trapped in unbiased, remaining before Stevenson without releasing his hands. This approach permits Stevenson to utilize a basic procedure of pokes to set upright lefts from his southpaw position.
Valdez had brief snapshots of accomplishment, periodically having the option to menace his direction forward and toss body shots at the slicker, more gifted Stevenson. Those minutes were rare, notwithstanding, and it was much of the time Stevenson whose body shots gave the more significant work.
The greatest snapshot of the battle came in Round 8 when Stevenson hit a right snare that staggered Valdez. Another right snare seconds after the fact sent Valdez shooting into the ropes. With the ropes holding him up, it was managed a knockdown, giving Stevenson a 10-8 round and some additional cushioning in a battle where he never required it.
Valdez introduced no obvious risk for Stevenson for the full 12 rounds, leaving the ring with an enlarged, blushed face in the wake of retaining many rounds of fresh, clean shots.
The least secure snapshot of the night for Stevenson might have come when he intruded on his post-battle interview to propose to the mother of his young little girl in the ring. She said OK, allowing Stevenson his second success in one evening.
The last scorecards read 117-110, 118-109, and 118-109, all, obviously, for Stevenson.
Asked what's next in the ring, Stevenson recognized his future might be at lightweight before saying the quick concern is gathering two additional belts at junior lightweight.
"I'm a genius in this game," Stevenson said. "Line them up, name them. I'm prepared for whoever. ... Anyone. Any of the heroes. I will go gather every one of the belts at 130 and become undisputed. I should be a genius. "
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