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Oscar Valdez is one of the top-notch emerging sensations on the super-featherweight roster. In no time, heโ€™s put on some blistering performances to catch every boxing loverโ€™s eye. Valdez, who is still young, is showing a lot of promise to become one absolute legend of this weight class.

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That said, in his last fight, the Mexican boxing star battered the veteran, Miguel Berchelt, to win the WBC super-featherweight strap. This was his very first belt at this weight class. With the win, he put himself in a position to contend with some highly skilled technicians.

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Valdez is now aligned for his first prime title defense at this weight class. The undefeated boxer will make a ring appearance on September 10 against Robson Conceicao. Top Rank Promotions shared this news on its official Instagram handle.

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Here they wrote, โ€œ๐™…๐™๐™Ž๐™ ๐˜ผ๐™‰๐™‰๐™Š๐™๐™‰๐˜พ๐™€๐˜ฟ After registering the KO of the Year and securing the top spot in the Junior Lightweight division, itโ€™s time forย @oscarvaldez56โ€™s defense of the throne to begin.โ€

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Valdez, prior to turning his attention to the super-featherweight frame, put on some notable performances at the featherweight landscape. When he moved up, his form continued.

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The 30-year-old put on a colossal statement in the 130-pound weight class with his last staggering performance against Berchelt. He handed out a one-sided beating and kicked off his 2021 in style.

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Can Oscar Valdez vanquish Robson Conceicao?

Valdez adopts an offensive style of fighting and he always begins his assault from the very first second in a fight. This approach has helped him end up on the winning vertical 29 times in 29 fights.

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The undefeated boxer will look forward to employing the same game plan against Conceicao, who will struggle to get past his power.

Itโ€™ll be interesting to see how Valdez approaches this fight. Do you think this will be an easy outing for the Mexican boxing hotshot?

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA. Chauhan explores and analyses a sport he has been following ever since Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte engaged in a duel in 2015. He adores old-school punchers like Manny Pacquiao, as well as modern-day greats such as 'The Gypsy King'. In his downtime, he engages in rigorous workouts to cater to his love for fitness.

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