Valdez Stops Wilson to Claim WBO Interim Crown as Estrada Makes History With Undisputed Title

Oscar Valdez stopped Liam Wilson in the seventh round to win the vacant WBO interim junior lightweight title in Glendale, while Seniesa Estrada outpointed Yokasta Valle to become women's minimumweight's first-ever undisputed champion.

Valdez Stops Wilson to Claim WBO Interim Crown as Estrada Makes History With Undisputed Title

Saturday night at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, delivered a double headline for boxing history. Two-weight world champion Oscar Valdez (32-2, 23 KOs) scored a seventh-round TKO over Liam Wilson (13-3, 7 KOs) to claim the vacant WBO interim junior lightweight title on the Top Rank card.

Wilson boxed well at distance early, but Valdez gradually drew the Australian into close quarters where his power told. A sustained barrage in round seven forced the referee to step in at 2:48, sealing Valdez's revenge narrative in a rematch of their 2024 meeting.

The co-feature produced the bigger piece of history. Seniesa "Super Bad" Estrada (26-0, 9 KOs) took a hard-fought ten-round unanimous decision over Yokasta Valle (30-3, 9 KOs), with all three judges scoring 97-93, unifying the WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO belts to become the first undisputed champion in women's minimumweight history.

The undercard kept the unbeaten records intact: Raymond Muratalla (20-0) outpointed Xolisani Ndongeni over ten, Lindolfo Delgado (20-0) knocked out Carlos Sanchez in the seventh, Olympic silver medalist Richard Torrez Jr. (9-0, 9 KOs) needed just one round to stop Don Haynesworth, and Emiliano Vargas went the distance against Nelson Hampton.