Today’s best boxing star, Mexican Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez, praised his compatriot Oscar Valdez, who dethroned Miguel “Alacrán” Berchelt in the playoffs and won the World Boxing Council (WBC) junior title. .
“Congratulations, c … We’ve all seen you here. We’re very proud of you,” Canelo said visibly moved by a phone call minutes after the fight that took place Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Oscar Valdez and Canelo Álvarez have the same coach, their compatriot Eddy Reynoso.
“You moved wey … dog. (..) He didn’t hit you or anything,” said Valdez’s famous partner, who will step into the ring on February 27 against Turkish Avni Yildirim to defends the WBC super-middleweight titles, the World Boxing Association (WBA) and The Ring Magazine.
“Now it’s you next weekend,” Valdez reminded his illustrious partner.
After the most important victory of his career, Valdez became two-time world champion and improved his professional record to 29-0 with 23 eliminations, while Berchelt is now 37-2 and 33 eliminated.