On February 20, 2021, Miguel Berchelt (38-1, 34 KOs), the super-featherweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Óscar Valdez Jr. (28-0, 22 KOs).
Miguel Berchelt is coming in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round TKO victory over Eleazer Valenzuela, 7 months and 24 days ago. Óscar Valdez Jr. is on a 28-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, with his last fight being a 10th round TKO win over Jayson Vélez, 6 months and 30 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Óscar Valdez Jr. at 99-1 winning odds. Miguel Berchelt really doesn't have much to present against Valdez Jr.
Óscar Valdez Jr. stopped the champion via KO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBC super-featherweight champion. Valdez Jr. improves his record to 29-0 (23 KOs), while Berchelt adds a loss to his record at 38-2.