Zuffa Boxing 02 -- Jose Valenzuela vs. Diego Torres: Fight preview, start time and more for Sunday showdown
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More boxing action goes down in Las Vegas on Sunday when lightweights battle it out in the main event
The second edition of Zuffa Boxing takes place Sunday from the Meta APEX in Las Vegas. In the main event, former junior welterweight champion Jose Valenzuela will take on Diego Torres.
Valenzuela started his career 12-0 before running into Edwin De Los Santos in 2022. That night, Valenzuela suffered a third-round knockout for the first loss of his career. That loss was followed by a widely disputed decision loss to Chris Colbert. Valenzuela would get revenge against Colbert in an immediate rematch, scoring a sixth-round knockout with a devastating right hand.
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The win over Colbert was enough to set Valenzuela up for the biggest fight of his career, a shot at Isaac "Pitbull" Cruz for the WBA junior welterweight title. Valenzuela made good on the opportunity with a measured performance to edge out a split decision in a major upset.
Valenzuela was unable to repeat that solid performance in his first title defense -- and most recent fight -- when he was nearly shut out by Gary Antuanne Russell to lose the belt.
