Warrington vs Valdez

When is Warrington vs Valdez?

Josh Warrington could face Oscar Valdez in Summer 2024 in the United States.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 KG).

Warrington vs Valdez stats

Josh Warrington would step into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 3 loses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Oscar Valdez would make his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 24 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Valdez would have a massive power advantage over Warrington, boosting at 75% knock out percentage over Warrington's 26%.

Josh Warrington is the same age as Oscar Valdez, at 33 years old.

Warrington has a height advantage of 2 inches over Valdez. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Josh Warrington & Oscar Valdez fight out of an orthodox stance.

Warrington is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years earlier than Valdez, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 47 more professional rounds, 268 to Valdez's 221.

Josh Warrington goes into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBC and 9 by the RING at featherweight.

Warrington vs Valdez form

Josh Warrington has stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Leigh Wood on 7th October 2023 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Luis Alberto Lopez on 10th December 2022 by majority decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Going into that contest, he had beat Kiko Martinez on 26th March 2022 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Before that, he had drawn with Mauricio Lara on 4th September 2021 by technical draw in their 1 round contest at Emerald Headingley Stadium, Leeds.

He had lost to Mauricio Lara on 13th February 2021 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

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

In his last fight, he won against Liam Wilson on 29th March 2024 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO Interim World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Emanuel Navarrete on 12th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

Going into that contest, he had won against Adam Lopez on 20th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Shakur Stevenson on 30th April 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.

He had beat Robson Conceicao on 10th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Casino Del Sol, Arizona.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Oscar Valdez has been fighting more than Josh Warrington.

Josh Warrington last fought 9 months and 19 days ago, while Oscar Valdez's last outing was 3 months and 27 days ago.

Warrington's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Valdez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

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