Jose Valenzuela has revenge on his thoughts when he fights Edwin De Los Santos on Sunday night time, dwell on Sky Sports activities.
He’s decided to rectify his 2022 loss to De Los Santos and show himself a future opponent for American star Shakur Stevenson.
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 informed Sky Sports activities.
“I might love a battle with Shakur Stevenson. That is a battle that basically strikes me.
“That’s what boxing’s about. Competing with each other,” he continued. “Styles make fights and I think I’m a perfect style for Shakur Stevenson.”
His speedy purpose is proving himself in his rematch with De Los Santos at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas on Sunday night time.
He views this a second probability to “make things right” after the shock knockout loss he suffered of their first battle. De Los Santos is the one opponent to have stopped Valenzuela inside the space.
“I’m ready for this now,” Valenzuela stated. “I was green and immature.
“I imagine I am higher than him. I wasn’t ready the day we fought how I ought to have been.”
That setback, his first professional loss, he is convinced, changed him.
“Possibly it received to my head slightly. I used to be on a knockout streak. Nevertheless it was a terrific humbling expertise. I imagine God woke me up earlier than it was too late,” Valenzuela reflected.
“I took one other loss after that, two losses again to again. I went on an entire journey of shedding, having to return again once more, knock out [Chris] Colbert. Grew to become a world champion after that.”
His victory over Isaac Cruz, to win a WBA super-lightweight title, showed the level he is capable of succeeding at. A subsequent defeat to Gary Antuanne Russell saw him return to the 135lbs division.
De Los Santos though is the fight he wanted. “Misplaced with Gary and at last discovered quite a bit from all that. Grew to become a person,” Valenzuela said. “I am now in a spot the place I can simply deal with boxing and my household.
“It’s going to be totally different. I’m a complete fighter.”
That is what he must display. On probably beating De Los Santos, Valenzuela mirrored: “It proves to me I am who I say I am.
“You’ll be able to lose, you’ll be able to study and you’ll evolve, you’ll be able to come again and you’ll be higher. A loss would not outline you. If something it will show you how to.”
Watch Edwin De Los Santos vs Jose Valenzuela dwell on Sky Sports activities Motion from 9.30pm on Sunday
