On July 1, 2022, Rene Mark Cuarto (20-2-2, 11 KOs), the strawweight IBF champion, defends his title against Mexican challenger, Daniel Valladares (25-3-1, 15 KOs).
Rene Mark Cuarto is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate; his last fight was a technical decision win over Pedro Taduran, 4 months and 25 days ago. Daniel Valladares is on a 3-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Jose Javier Torres, 10 months and 3 days ago.
The winning odds are at 77.7-22.3 in favor of Daniel Valladares. It is going to be a competitive fight and Rene Mark Cuarto will put up a very good fight, but Valladares will prevail.
Daniel Valladares defeated Rene Mark Cuarto via split decision and wins the IBF title — in his first world-title fight. Valladares improves his record to 26-3-1, while Cuarto adds a loss to his record at 20-3-2.