LOS ANGELES – Two-division champion Oscar Valdez has formally earned his second shot to say the WBO junior light-weight belt from Emanuel Navarrete, with officers confirming their rematch is about to be staged Dec. 7 in Glendale, Ariz.
Valdez’s legal professional, Pat English, instructed BoxingScene of the bout’s date Thursday, and Prime Rank Chairman Bob Arum confirmed the venue as Desert Diamond Area, the place the promotion may also stage Jaime Munguia’s Sept. 20 super-middleweight bout towards Erik Bazinyan.
Valdez, 33, appeared to have misplaced his alternative to grow to be a champion once more when Navarrete (38-2-1, 31 KOs) defeated Valdez (32-2, 24 KOs) by unanimous choice one yr in the past this month in Glendale.
Since then, Valdez has produced an emotion-packed seventh-round TKO of Liam Wilson March 29 in Glendale.
Navarrete, in the meantime, tried to grow to be a four-division champion on Might 18, however was sluggish and aimless in an upset loss to Ukraine’s Denis Berinchyk with the WBO 135-pound belt on the road.
That despatched Navarrete again to 130 kilos, and the WBO had already dominated Valdez could be the challenger.
