Valdez vs Stevenson

Who won Valdez vs Stevenson?

Shakur Stevenson beat Oscar Valdez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 30th, 2022, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 118-109, 118-109 in favor of winner Shakur Stevenson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This contest was for the unified super featherweight championship of the world, with the WBC, WBO, and The Ring belts on the line.

Also on the undercard Raymond Muratalla was victorious over Jeremy Hill, and Nico Ali Walsh beat Alejandro Ibarra.

Valdez vs Stevenson stats

Back in April 2022, Oscar Valdez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 30 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Shakur Stevenson made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 17 wins and 0 draws, with 9 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Valdez had a large advantage in power over Stevenson, boasting a 77% knockout percentage compared to Stevenson's 53%.

Oscar Valdez was the older man by 6 years, at 31 years old.

Stevenson had a height advantage of 2 inches over Valdez. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Oscar Valdez fought out of the orthodox stance, while Shakur Stevenson was a southpaw.

Valdez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 5 months earlier than Stevenson, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 70 more professional rounds, totaling 227 compared to Stevenson's 157.

Valdez vs Stevenson form

Valdez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Robson Conceicao on September 10, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Casino Del Sol, Arizona, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Miguel Berchelt on February 20, 2021, by knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jayson Velez on July 21, 2020, by technical knockout in the 10th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Before that, he had won against Adam Lopez on November 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada.

He had beaten Jason Sanchez on June 8, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Nevada.

Stevenson remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jamel Herring on October 23, 2021, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Georgia, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jeremia Nakathila on June 12, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBO Interim World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Toka Kahn Clary on December 12, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Before that, he had defeated Felix Caraballo on June 9, 2020, by knockout in the 6th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

He had beaten Joet Gonzalez on October 26, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Nevada.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Shakur Stevenson had been fighting more than Oscar Valdez.

Going into this contest, Oscar Valdez had last fought 7 months and 20 days ago, while Shakur Stevenson's last outing had been 6 months and 7 days ago.

Valdez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

Stevenson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Valdez vs Stevenson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Valdez vs Stevenson?

The ESPN+ show began at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Arena broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Valdez vs Stevenson?

Oscar Valdez was a 5/1 (+500) underdog going into the contest, while Shakur Stevenson made his way into the ring at 7/50 (-710) with oddsmakers.