Valero-Velazquez

By Jim Dower: World Boxing Council lightweight champion Edwin Valero (26-0, 26 KO’s) may very well be unbeatable at lightweight right now after knocking the stuffing out of challenger Hector Velazquez last Saturday night in Venezuela. Valero looked especially powerful in that fight, stalking the timid looking Velzquez around the ring for six rounds and [...]

By Eric Thomas: Through no great surprise, World Boxing Council lightweight champion Edwin Valero (26-0, 26 KOs) defeated Mexican challenger Héctor Velázquez (51-14-2, 35 KOs) by a 6th round stoppage on Saturday night at the Polideportivo Jose Maria Vargas in La Guaira, Caracas, Venezuela. The win keeps Valero’s perfect knockout string alive with 26 knockouts [...]

By Jason Kim: Unbeaten World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion Edwin Valero (25-0, 25 KO’s) will be trying to keep his perfect knockout string intact on Saturday night against 34-year-old super featherweight Hector Velazquez (51-13-2, 35 KO’s) at the Polideportivo Jose Maria Vargas, in La Guaira, Caracas, Venezuela. Valero, 28, will be defending his WBC [...]