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Oscar Valdez Jr. is an electrifying boxer fighting under the Espinoza Boxing company. The 31-year-old is the WBC super featherweight champion. However, he also held the WBO featherweight title from 2016 to 2019.

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Valdez will take on Shakur Stevenson in a highly anticipated fight for the super featherweight unification on Saturday 30th April in Las Vegas.

Oscar Valdez’s girlfriend and family

Valdez’s private life has been a mystery ever since he came into the limelight. The fighter has kept his relationships close to him and disclosed no information about them.

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Although, he didn’t shy away from posting pictures with a woman who is assumed to be his girlfriend. No information is currently available about the woman in question.

The WBC super featherweight champion is the son of Oscar Valdez Sr. who is a former amateur boxer, and his mother, Gloria Fierro. However, his parents got divorced and Oscar, along with his three siblings, moved back to Nogales, Mexico.

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Therefore, Valdez is a Mexican fighter born in Nogales, in the state of Sonora.

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Valdez’s spotless career

The Mexican made his professional debut at 21 on 3rd November 2012 against Angel Prado. Valdez knocked out Prado in the second round. Since then, the 31-year-old hasn’t looked back. The Mexican fighter boasts an undefeated boxing record of 30-0 with 23 knockouts.

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His splendid career is a testament to his hard work and dedication. Concluding this, on Saturday 30th April 2022, he will put his undefeated record as well as his WBC super featherweight title on the line against Shakur Stevenson.

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Who do you think will come out on top between Valdez and Stevenson? Let us know in the comments below.

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Darsh Karkera

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Darsh Karkera is a Boxing author at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his masters in Clinical Psychology at CHRIST University, Bangalore. According to Darsh himself, the one and only one thing that fuels him, is sports. His boxing journey began watching Mike Tyson fights as a toddler with his dad and later on following the rise of Manny Pacquiao. Aside from work, Darsh is also a massive Sherlock Holmes fan, and given a chance, you might find him lurking around 221B Baker Street as part of his vivid imagination.

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