Claggett vs Valadez

Who won Claggett vs Valadez?

Steve Claggett beat Carlos Sanchez Valadez by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday 8th September 2023 at Lac Leamy Casino in Gatineau.

The scorecards were announced as 98-89, 99-88, 99-88 in favor of winner Steve Claggett.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Christian Mbilli's and Demond Nicholson's clash.

Claggett vs Valadez stats

Steve Claggett stepped into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 7 loses and 2 draws.

Carlos Sanchez Valadez made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Steve Claggett was the older man by 6 years, at 34 years old.

Valadez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Claggett.

Both Steve Claggett & Carlos Sanchez Valadez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Claggett was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 7 years and 4 months earlier than Valadez, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 174 more professional rounds, 264 to Valadez's 90.

Steve Claggett went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBC at super lightweight.

Claggett vs Valadez form

Steve Claggett had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Alberto Machado on 1st June 2023 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada.

Previous to that, he had beat Rafael Guzman Lugo on 23rd March 2023 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Montreal Casino, Montreal.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Mathieu Germain on 15th May 2021 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Hilton, Quebec.

Before that, he had won against David Theroux on 21st November 2020 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Le Centre Financiere Sun Life, Quebec.

He had lost to Yves Ulysse Jr on 25th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States.

Activity check

Claggett's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Claggett vs Valadez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC at Lac Leamy Casino, Gatineau, Canada, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Claggett vs Valadez?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Claggett vs Valadez?

Steve Claggett was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Carlos Sanchez Valadez made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.