On August 12, 2023, a 32-year-old Óscar Valdez Jr. (31-1, 23 KOs) got a shot at the super-featherweight WBO title held by 28-year-old fellow Mexican boxer Emanuel Navarrete (37-1, 31 KOs).
Valdez Jr. came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days. Navarrete was on a 32-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 9 days.
Emanuel Navarrete defeated Óscar Valdez Jr. via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO super-featherweight title. Navarrete improves his record to 38-1, while Valdez Jr. adds a loss to his record at 31-2.
On April 30, 2022, the 31-year-old WBC super-featherweight champion, Óscar Valdez Jr. (30-0, 23 KOs), and the 24-year-old WBO super-featherweight champion Shakur Stevenson (17-0, 9 KOs) met in a title-unification fight.
Valdez Jr. came in to the fight on a 30-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 20 days. Stevenson was on a 17-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 7 days.
Shakur Stevenson defeated Óscar Valdez via unanimous decision and unifies the WBC, WBO, and The Ring super-featherweight titles. Stevenson improves his record to 18-0, while Valdez Jr. adds a loss to his record at 30-1.