Valdez vs Wilson

Who won Valdez vs Wilson?

Oscar Valdez beat Liam Wilson by technical knockout in the 7th round on Friday, March 29th, 2024, at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 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 WBO super featherweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Seniesa Estrada beat Yokasta Valle, Raymond Muratalla defeated Xolisani Ndongeni, and Lindolfo Delgado was victorious over Carlos Sanchez Valadez.

Valdez vs Wilson stats

Back in March 2024, Oscar Valdez stepped into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Liam Wilson made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Oscar Valdez was the older man by 6 years, at 34 years old.

Wilson had a height advantage of 4 inches over Valdez. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Oscar Valdez and Liam Wilson fought out of an orthodox stance.

Valdez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years and 10 months earlier than Wilson, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 122 more professional rounds, totaling 227 compared to Wilson's 105.

Oscar Valdez went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBC, and 4 by the WBO at super featherweight.

Liam Wilson was ranked number 2 by the WBO in the 130lb division.

Valdez vs Wilson form

Valdez had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Emanuel Navarrete on August 12, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Adam Lopez on May 20, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Shakur Stevenson on April 30, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight, WBO World Junior Lightweight and The Ring Junior Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Robson Conceicao on September 10, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Casino Del Sol, Arizona.

He had won against 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.

Wilson had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Jackson Jon England on December 15, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Star, Sydney, Pyrmont, Australia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Carlos Maria Alanis on August 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Emanuel Navarrete on February 3, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Matias Carlos Adrian Rueda on June 29, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Convention & Exhibition Centre, Queensland, Australia.

He had won against Joe Noynay on March 3, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at Nissan Arena, Nathan.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Oscar Valdez had last fought 7 months and 17 days ago, while Liam Wilson's last outing had been 3 months and 14 days ago.

Valdez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

Wilson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Valdez vs Wilson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Valdez vs Wilson?

The ESPN+ show began at 6:05 PM EST / 3:05 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Valdez vs Wilson?

Oscar Valdez was a 2/7 (-340) favorite going into the contest, while Liam Wilson made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.