World Boxing Council lightweight champion Edwin Valero (27-0, 27 KO’s) will be moving up in weight and facing light welterweight contender Lamont Peterson (27-1, 13 KO"s) in either June or July. Both Valero and Bradley fight for Top Rank, so putting this fight together will not create a problem. Valero, 28, wants to move up in weight to get his feet wet to see how he does against light welterweights.
If this 28 year old Valero does well, he could possibly stay at this weight class, which would help him in the future get a shot against WBO welterweight champion and pound for pound king Pacquiao. Peterson, 5’9”, is coming off a lopsided 12 round decision loss to WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley last December. Peterson was too slow to compete with the much quicker Bradley and was hurt a couple times in the fight.
Pairing the 5’7” Valero, Peterson might do a lot better. Valero is not that quick as Bradley and not as good on the inside either. Peterson could make it very tough for Valero and possibly cause an upset if he can focus to boxing Valero and not get caught in any brawls with him.
Edwin Valero recently defeated WBC lightweight interim champion Antonio DeMarco by a 9th round stoppage earlier this month. Valero’s power was too much for DeMarco to deal with, as he wore the younger fighter down with heavy shots. Surprisingly, Valero showed good movement, hand speed and boxing ability in controlling the fight and making DeMarco miss with many of his shots.
Arum says "We don’t know how Valero can handle a really good boxer like Peterson, and we don’t know if Valero can handle the extra weight. And as far as Peterson is concerned, you just look at a picture of Valero, and if it was me, I wouldn’t be going within a hundred feet of him. He looks terrifying."
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