Oscar Valdez denies reports he’s fighting Robson Conceicao next, wants Jamel Herring instead

ARLINGTON, Texas — Oscar Valdez isn’t preventing Robson Conceicao subsequent.

The newly minted junior light-weight champion acknowledged Friday that reviews of him preventing the 2016 Olympic gold medalist subsequent have been unfaithful.

Valdez made the feedback on the weigh-in for Saturday’s tremendous middleweight world title unification between Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders, which passed off on the AT&T Plaza outdoors AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

“I haven’t heard [anything] but [about a Conceicao fight],” he advised The Ring. “I simply arrived from Mexico. I haven’t heard [anything] from High Rank or my managers. I’m simply sitting and ready for no matter occurs.

“I’m nonetheless coaching and staying energetic. So after they inform me [who my next opponent will be], I’ll be prepared.”

Valdez (29-0, 23 KOs), 30, a two-time Olympian from Mexico, suffered a loss to Brazil’s Conceicao (16-0, 8 KOs) on the 2009 Pan American Video games closing in Mexico Metropolis. The 32-year-old defeated Valdez by a four-round resolution en path to capturing an Olympic gold medal earlier than a hometown crowd on the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Video games.

Conceicao, who’s recent off a seventh-round stoppage of Jesus Antonio Ahumada on April 10 in Oklahoma, has by no means competed in a 12-round bout.

Valdez, nevertheless, has his eyes set on fellow 130-pound titlist Jamel Herring.

“I wish to combat Jamel Herring,” he added. “I’ve nothing however respect for him; he’s an excellent man, however he has that belt. I need to unify the titles.”

Each fighters have improved beneath the tutelage of their new trainers. Valdez, who defended the WBO featherweight title six instances earlier than vacating the belt to maneuver as much as 130 kilos in 2019, knocked out Miguel Berchelt within the tenth spherical in a transparent knockout of the 12 months contender to win the championship as a compulsory challenger on February 20. The triumph was simply his fifth bout with Eddy Reynoso, who additionally trains Alvarez.

After dropping two of three fights from July 2016 to August 2017, Herring (23-2, 11 KOs) jumped ship and joined forces with Brian “BoMac” McIntyre.  Since that call, the 35-year-old has gained seven consecutive fights, together with a signature victory over Carl Frampton, whom he stopped in six one-sided frames on April 3 in Dubai to defend his WBO title for the third time.

Valdez believes their current success will culminate in a technical, aggressive affair.

“It will likely be a [strategic] combat; a chess recreation for certain,” he defined. “Like I stated, I received nothing however respect for Jamel; he’s an excellent man, an excellent champion.

“However the followers need to see it. Let’s do it.”