WBC champion Oscar Valdez (30-0, 23 KOs) will meet WBO king Shakur Stevenson (17-0, 9 KOs) in a title unification showdown between undefeated fighters on April 30 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Promoted by Top Rank, tickets starting at $79 go on sale Thursday, March 10 at 10 a.m. PT and can be purchased by visiting AXS.com.
The two went face to face Wednesday morning and exchanged not-so-pleasant pleasantries. “This is a fight between two fighters in their physical primes, the best fighting the best,” said Top Rank chairman Bob Arum. “Oscar and Shakur deserve the biggest stage, and it doesn’t get much bigger than ESPN and the MGM Grand Garden Arena. On April 30, a superstar will be born.”
Stevenson is currently as much as a 5:1 favorite. Valdez enters as the betting underdog for only the second time in his career. The first time, he knocked out Miguel Berchelt in devastating fashion.
Shakur is a great fighter but he has a big mouth hope valdez don’t make him humble with a loss
I think shakur will win by decision in a close fight
And if shakur is talking too much i hope he sustain his words with real fight and not running like Floyd chickenweather
chickenweather? How embarrassing lol I would guess 14 going on 15?
I agree with shakur, Valdez has got a big a** head like a bobble doll. Should be easy target practice.
Shakur hits like a sissy, Valdez is going to fuck him up.
lol damn well i thats the case Shakur has a watermelon sized head so they are both on even ground lol this is a fight of styles if watermelon head is able to box and run he will scrape a points win but if bobble head Valdez pressures him and gets him into a brawl he will stop Shakar
Lol. That’s a lame comment because looks to me like Shakur has a bigger skull than Valdez. I bet shakurs skull weighs in at 25 lbs and Valdez 24 lbs!
With that said, I hope Valdez knocks that boring ass clown out but likely Shakurs gonna pull a chicken shit and run all night and win an unpopular decision. Perfect example of one wouldn’t and one couldn’t.
Thats one of threasons why shakur is not a PPV fighter!
Glad to see these two young men not waste time and are going to fight each other. I got Valdez by late stoppage.
Nothing wrong with saying what’s on your mind, especially if it’s the truth. Everyone is not put on this earth to keep there mouth shut and walk slouched with their head down to appease people. Shakur don’t run, it’s called boxing; don’t fault a man because he’s athletic and has legs; these are strengths in boxing, not faults. That’s like telling Lebron James to stop jumping above the rim because some other players can’t jump as high. Shakur all day, easy work.
yea i agree let the kid run his mouth karma always finds its path remember Adrien Bonehead hahahahaha
Carlos, you sure seem to really hate Shakur Stevenson. You mad because he mates with Joets sister? I got $100.00 on Shakur; what’s up?
Shakur beats up women in parking garages. Scum of the earth. He’s gonna run for dear life against Valdez I guarantee it.
$100 on Valdez! Come on sunshine..
$2k on SS!
Yes I hate shakur because he has a big mouth and is too cocky
But in all my comments I said he is gona win because he is great fighter
And I also said he will win running like chickenweather
So my money is on shakur but my heart with valdez
I wana see shakur balls
Okay bet, Frankie Carbone, we’ll coordinate after the fight how to get the money to the winner. White women could kill black children through the Casual Killing Act of 1689 that lasted 150 years in VA by beating them to death and not be charged; at least Shakur didn’t take it that far. Are you equally appalled with that as you are with Shakur defending himself against a female attacker?
Carlos, hate is a strong word, deal with your issues. Someone having a big mouth and being “too cocky” is not a reason to hate them. Everyone has a different personality. Canelo is cocky in his own way, so was Chavez; different people express it in their own way.
I agree but this hate” word is as far as sport is concerned not as a human being
Any money to be made on this fight?
Shakur by a wiiiiiiiiiide decision! This fight will not be close and will look a lot like Shakurs last fight. A one sided beat down.