Tow Mexican boxing super star are now face to face in boxing ring for Berchelt vs Valdez Live tonight on ESPN and ESPN+ for Berchelt’s WBC junior lightweight title on DAZN 9pm ET at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. If history is any indication when two rugged and elite Mexican boxers face off in a career-defining fight, fans should expect Saturday’s junior lightweight title bout in Las Vegas to be nothing short of an instant classic. WBC champion Miguel Berchelt (37-1, 33 KOs), currently the longest-reigning titleholder at 130 pounds, will look for the eighth defense of his belt when he takes on former featherweight champion Oscar Valdez (28-0, 22 KOs) inside the Top Rank bubble at the MGM Grand Conference Center (10 p.m. ET on ESPN and streaming on ESPN+). Here is everything you need to know about Berchelt vs Valdez Live.
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Berchelt vs Valdez Live >> Watch TV NowHow to Watch Berchelt vs Valdez Live
Date: Saturday, February 20, 2021
Start Time: 9:00 pm ET
Location: The Bubble, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Stream: DAZN
TV: ESPN+
Online Coverage: espnevnet.com
The Berchelt vs Valdez Live card will begin at 9 p.m. ET / 2 a.m. GMT. Broner vs Santiago Live are expected to enter the ring at around 11 p.m. ET, pending how the long the co-main event between Jayson Velez vs. Gabriel Flores Jr.
Berchelt vs Valdez Live Fight Date, Start Time
Date: Saturday, Feb. 20
Time: 3 a.m. GMT/10 p.m. EST
Main event (approx): 6 a.m. GMT/1 a.m. EST
The fight card commences from 7 p.m. local time (PT), which means 10 p.m on America’s East coast and 3 a.m. in the UK. The exact time of main event ringwalks will depend largely on the undercard run-time, but a fair estimate based on most Las Vegas events is around 10 p.m PT, which is 1 a.m. EST and 6 a.m Sunday morning in the UK.
Berchelt vs Valdez Live Stream TV Channel
U.S.: ESPN
U.K.: Premier Sports
ESPN will carry the card in the United States, while in the UK the event has been picked up by digital TV channel Premier Sports. Both networks will also have on-the-go streaming options via a number of devices.
Where is the Berchelt vs Valdez Fight?
The event takes place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, site of so many great boxing cards over the years. These days, the venue is inside a “bubble” with full COVID-19 compliance during the current pandemic.
Berchelt Record and Bio
Nationality: Mexican
Date of birth: November 17, 1991
Height: 5’7″
Reach: 71 1/2″
Total fights: 39
Record: 37-1 (1 no-contest), 33 KOs
Oscar Valdez and Bio
Nationality: Mexican
Date of birth: December 22, 1990
Height: 5’7″
Reach: 66″
Total fights: 28
Record: 28-0, 22 KOs
Berchelt vs Valdez Live Full Card
Miguel Berchelt vs. Oscar Valdez, 12 rounds for Berchelt’s WBC junior lightweight title
Gabriel Flores Jr. vs. Jayson Velez, 10 rounds, junior lightweights
Esquiva Falcao vs. Artur Akavov, 10 rounds, middleweights
Elvis Rodriguez vs. Luis Alberto Veron, 6 or 8 rounds, junior welterweights
Bryan Lua vs. Frevian Gonzalez, 6 rounds, junior lightweights
Xander Zayas vs. James Martin, 6 rounds, welterweights
Sonny Conto vs. Waldo Cortes, 4 rounds, heavyweights
Javier Martinez vs. Billy Wagner, 4 rounds, middleweights
Omar Rosario vs. Uriel Villanueva, 4 rounds, welterweights