(MARCH 14)
Oscar Valdez-Liam Wilson & Estrada-Valle headline a stacked card
Friday, March 29 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona
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The entire card will stream live and exclusively in the U.S. on
ESPN+.
EAST LOS ANGELES, Calif. Seniesa
“Super Bad” Estrada understands the stakes as she approaches the
biggest fight of her career. The WBC/WBA/Ring Magazine
minimumweight world champion is one victory away from becoming
the undisputed champion, one of the few accolades she has yet to
achieve during a decorated 13-year professional career.
Estrada (25-0, 9 KOs), from East Los Angeles, will face longtime
rival Yokasta Valle (30-2, 9 KOs), the reigning IBF and WBO
champion, on Friday, March 29 at Desert Diamond Arena in
Glendale, Arizona. The undisputed showdown and clash of
pound-for-pound queens will serve as the co-feature to the
12-round junior lightweight main event between former two-weight
world champion Oscar Valdez and one-time world title challenger
Liam Wilson.
Valdez-Wilson & Estrada-Valle headline a stacked card streaming
live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+. Promoted by Top Rank,
in association with No Limit Boxing, tickets are on sale now via
Ticketmaster.com.
Estrada and Valle have engaged in a verbal back and forth on
social media over the years, which carried over to last month's
announcement press conference in Las Vegas. Valle's trainer,
Gloria Alvarado, trained Estrada as an amateur. Valle's current
promoter, Golden Boy Promotions, guided Estrada for several
years. Despite a shared history, the rivalry is anything but
friendly.
Following a recent training session, this is what Estrada had to
say:
“Becoming an undisputed champion is something I’ve been chasing
and wanting for a very long time. I can’t wait for March 29.”
“You can’t let any of the emotions or anger from the past get to
you. I’ve been in fights before where I was able to experience
that. In my fight with Marlen Esparza, there was a huge rivalry
between us. It all came down to who was going to stay mentally
focused and stick to the game plan with all the tension leading
up to the fight. This fight means even more because it’s for
undisputed.”
“{During the kickoff press conference}, I was there for
business. I wasn’t there to be friendly. This is the biggest
fight of both of our careers. In all her interviews and Tweets,
she always said I was ducking and afraid to fight her. But
during the faceoff, I didn’t hear her say any of that, so that
wasn’t expected.”
“I know I want this more than she does. I know she’s going to go
in there and put up the fight of her life. And she wants it
badly, too, but I want it more. I’ve been doing this since I was
8 years old.”
“Undisputed is in my head all day, from when I wake up in the
morning until I go to bed. All day long, whether I’m driving or
at the gym, undisputed is on my mind 24/7. That’s the way it has
to be. You have to live, think, and breathe undisputed until my
hands are raised and those belts are around me on March 29.”
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