On April 22, 2017, Óscar Valdez Jr. (21-0, 19 KOs), the featherweight WBO champion, defends his title against Colombian challenger, Miguel Marriaga (25-1, 21 KOs).
Óscar Valdez Jr. is coming in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round TKO victory over Hiroshige Osawa, 5 months and 17 days ago. Miguel Marriaga is on a 5-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round KO win over Eduardo Montoya, 4 months and 6 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Óscar Valdez Jr. at 99-1 winning odds. Miguel Marriaga really doesn't have much to present against Valdez Jr.
Óscar Valdez Jr. defeated Miguel Marriaga via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO featherweight title. Valdez Jr. improves his record to 22-0, while Marriaga adds a loss to his record at 25-2.