Isaac
Lucero

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Roberto
Valenzuela

Valenzuela has fought as high as 165 pounds and as low as welterweight in the last 18 months. Valenzuela said 154 pounds is the weight he feels the strongest at. Valenzuela's father is his chief second. Valenzuela has won five consecutive bouts all by stoppage. Valenzuela is from Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico. Valenzuela's father is a retired former super middleweight who retired in 2021 at the age of 48. Valenzuela is fighting his seventh undefeated opponent. Valenzuela's father, Roberto Valenzuela Sr., fought 161 times as a pro with 56 knockout wins. Valenzuela's last two losses came to future 154-pound title holders Bakram Murtazaliev and Xander Zayas. Valenzuela was stopped by Zayas in the fifth round. Two of Valenzuela's five losses have come against current title holders Xander Zayas and Murtazaliev, and both fighters asked him to join their camps afterwards to spar. Valenzuela has no knockouts past round seven.

The bout is in the super welterweight division. The three judges are Wilfredo Esperon, Doug Robinson, and Chris Teyae. The referee is Mark Nelson. Lucero knocked down Valenzuela in the first round with a clubbing right hand. Lucero is leading in all statistical categories through round six. A knockdown occurred in round one. The referee stopped the fight at 2 minutes, 59 seconds of the eighth round.