Valenzuela vs Nunez

Who won Valenzuela vs Nunez?

Jose Valenzuela beat Diego Torres by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Sunday, February 1st, 2026, at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 99-91, 99-91 in favor of winner Jose Valenzuela.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Also on the undercard Serhii Bohachuk was victorious over Radzhab Butaev, Radivoje Kalajdzic beat Oleksandr Gvozdyk, and Jalil Major Hackett defeated Roberto Cruz.

Valenzuela vs Nunez stats

Jose Valenzuela stepped into the ring with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Diego Torres made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Torres had a large advantage in power over Valenzuela, boasting a 86% knockout percentage compared to Valenzuela's 64%.

Jose Valenzuela was the younger man by 2 years, at 26 years old.

Torres had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Jose Valenzuela and Diego Torres fought out of an orthodox stance.

Valenzuela was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 11 months earlier than Torres, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 6 fewer professional rounds, totaling 95 compared to Torres' 101.

Jose Valenzuela went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA at lightweight.

Diego Torres was ranked number 13 by the IBF in the 135lb division.

Valenzuela vs Nunez form

Valenzuela had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Gary Antuanne Russell on March 1, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz on August 3, 2024, by split decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Chris Colbert on December 16, 2023, by knockout in the 6th round at Armory, Minneapolis.

Before that, he had been beaten by Chris Colbert on March 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Edwin De Los Santos on September 4, 2022, by knockout in the 3rd round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.

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Valenzuela's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Valenzuela vs Nunez start?

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

Who broadcast Valenzuela vs Nunez?

The Paramount+ show began at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The YouTube UK broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Valenzuela vs Nunez?

Jose Valenzuela was a 2/15 (-770) favorite going into the contest, while Diego Torres made his way into the ring at 21/4 (+530) with oddsmakers.