The undefeated 23-0 WBO featherweight world champion, Oscar Valdez is expected to finalise an arrangement to defend the title against Scott Quigg.
It is believed that the potential showdown has been pencilled in for March 10th at The StubHub Center in California, although nothing has been confirmed yet.
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Scott Quigg says that he has highlighted Oscar Valdez’s weaknesses from the sparring they did together previously.
“It should be a great fight. We shared the ring and had some sparring last year when I was preparing for Viorel Simion, and if those four or five spars are anything to go by then the fans are in for a real cracker,” Quigg told MEN Sport.
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“The reason I came out to Los Angeles to work with Freddie Roach was for that sort of sparring, and that showed me I made the correct decision,” Quigg said.
“I know what he can do. I know his attributes and his weaknesses, but he can say the same for me. It’s a voluntary defence so they’ve decided to pick me for a reason, but I’m very confident of winning.”
“It’s a fight that really excites me. He brings dangers and he’s probably hitting his peak at the moment.”
“Hopefully, it will be finalised soon. If everything that has been discussed and has been agreed is then put into the contract then it’s on.”
“Out of the champions out there, nobody really talks about Valdez, but I think there are chinks in his armour. I mentioned to my promoter Eddie Hearn six months ago that I’d love to fight him,” Quigg said.
“It’s a massive opportunity and becoming a two-weight world champion would probably be the biggest achievement of my career. I’ve always wanted to fight in America and the StubHub Center is a great venue. It would be on prime time on ESPN too so it will be a real highlight.”
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