Wilfrido Valdez: Boxing Career and Major Results
Wilfrido “Willy” Valdez was a Colombian professional boxer who competed mainly at flyweight and junior flyweight. Available fight records instead place Valdez against a series of recognized contenders and champions. BoxerList ’s bout record identifies him as Colombian.
World title challenge
On May 4, 2007, Valdez challenged Mexico’s Hugo Cazares for the WBO light-flyweight title in Las Vegas and lost by second-round technical knockout. The WBO title-fight ledger records the bout. Later that year, junior-flyweight contender Giovanni Segura stopped Valdez in the first round in Cicero, Illinois, according to BoxingScene’s report.
Fights in 2008
Valdez also faced former world champion Brian Viloria in May 2008; Viloria stopped him in the third round. The fight report identifies Valdez as 32 at the time. On October 24, 2008, Puerto Rican prospect César Seda stopped the Colombian in the opening round at Coamo, Puerto Rico. A contemporary local event recap reports the result at 2:21 of round one.
These documented bouts show Valdez as a seasoned Colombian opponent who tested himself against titleholders and leading contenders.
The Cazares challenge was Valdez’s clearest world-title opportunity, but the later bouts against Segura, Viloria and Seda show his record was not confined to one night. Each of those contests ended inside three rounds, against a titleholder or leading contender. The documented results make the level of opposition clear without overstating what Valdez achieved.
Sources
Related reading: BoxerList
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Boxing, Boxing History
