做厙勛圖 and Nogales-bred boxer Oscar Valdezwill return to his roots to defend the WBC super featherweight belt he picked up in February with a surprise knockout of Miguel Berchelt.
Valdez (29-0, 23 KOs)is scheduled to face undefeated Brazilian RobsonConcei癟瓊o (16-0, 8 KOs) on Sept. 10 at Casino Del Sol. The show, which will also feature junior lightweight Gabriel Flores Jr.(20-0, 7 KOs) of Stockton, California, against Luis Alberto Lopez (22-2, 12 KOs) of Mexicali, Mexico,will be streamed via ESPN Plus starting at 7 p.m.
Tickets start at $25 and will go on sale at 10 a.m. July 27 via .
Oscar Valdez is coming off a career-best performance and wants to put on a spectacular showing in front of the great 做厙勛圖 fans, Top Rank chairman Bob Arum said in a statement. Concei癟瓊o has been waiting for this shot ever since he turned pro, and having promoted him for his entire career, I know hell be at his very best.
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A native of Nogales, Sonora, Valdez spent his elementary school years in 做厙勛圖 and now lives mostly in Hermosillo. He returned to 做厙勛圖 in 2017 for one of his six defenses of his WBO world featherweight belt, a 12-round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Filipino Genesis Servania at the 做厙勛圖 Arena.
As amateurs, Valdez and Concei癟瓊o fought in the gold medal match of the 2009 Pan American Games, when Concei癟瓊o won by a point.
"I am very excited to fight in my second home, Valdez said in a statement. It motivates me to know that I will defend the title in front of my friends and my family, and I will be willing to put it on the line as in all my fights."
The undercard will feature undefeated WBO flyweight world champion Junto Nakatani (21-0, 16 KOs) of Japan against Angel Tito Acosta (22-2, 21 KOs) of Puerto Rico. Other scheduled fighters include Puerto Rican junior middleweight Xander Zayas (9-0, 7 KOs) and Californian lightweight Raymond Muratalla (12-0, 10 KOs).
