Jose Valenzuela shocked Edwin De Los Santos with a second-round knockout to avenge his 2022 loss at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.
De Los Santos inflicted what was Valenzuela’s hardest defeat of his profession 4 years in the past when he suffered a third-round knockout. With it, De Los Santos stays the one opponent to have stopped Valenzuela inside the space.
Valenzuela entered the bout decided to avenge his loss to De Los Santos, and he did so in emphatic trend, producing an announcement knockout that strengthened his case for a future showdown with American star Shakur Stevenson within the light-weight division.
From the opening spherical, Valenzuela was making his mark, an enormous left hand within the closing seconds rocking his opponent with Valenzuela’s energy clear for all to see.
He responded by popping out on the assault within the second spherical, capitalizing instantly on the momentum he had constructed.
After drawing De Los Santos into the battle and off the ropes, Valenzuela got here up with a proper hook that ship De Los Santos to the canvas and down for the depend.
With that, Valenzuela had wrapped up a career-altering victory as the previous 140-pounder seems to cement a legacy at 135.
The knockout victory improved Valenzuela’s document to 16-3, marking his tenth knockout.
Within the co-main occasion, undefeated featherweight Omar Trinidad reigned supreme with a unanimous choice win over former tremendous flyweight world champion Jerwin Ancajas.
Valenzuela focusing on Stevenson
Valenzuela has made no secret of his want to face Stevenson subsequent.
After the retirement of Terence Crawford, Stevenson is broadly considered the pound-for-pound greatest boxer America has. That is why he is such an interesting goal for Valenzuela.
“I can’t help but think about Shakur Stevenson. That’s a guy I’ve always wanted to fight, he’s a hell of a fighter,” Valenzuela advised Sky Sports activities.
“I’d love a fight with him. That’s a fight that really moves me.
“That is what boxing’s about. Competing with one another,” he continued. “Kinds make fights and I feel I am an ideal fashion for Stevenson.”
