ÓSCAR VALDEZ and JESSE HART
BLOW THE DOORS OFF THE CHELSEA
AT THE COSMOPOLITAN OF LAS VEGAS
TELEVISED LIVE ON
THE METROPCS FRIDAY NIGHT KNOCKOUT ON truTV®
HOT FROM VALDEZ / HART
POST-FIGHT MEDIA CENTRAL!
LAS VEGAS, NV. (September 12, 2015) – Undefeated Top-Five contenders ÓSCAR VALDEZ (18-0, 15 KOs) from Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, and JESSE “Hard Work” HART (18-0, 15 KOs), from Philadelphia, PA., turned in knockout performances Friday night at The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
Valdez, world-rated No. 2 in the featherweight division by the World Boxing Organization (WBO), stopped one-time world title challenger CHRIS “The Hitman” AVALOS (26-4, 19 KOs), from Lancaster, Calif., in the fifth round. Avalos was world-rated No. 9 by the International Boxing Federation (IBF) going into the fight. Hart, world-rated No. 3 by the WBO as a super middleweight, retained his NABO and USBA super middleweight titles by serving up a ninth-round knockout victory of his own at the expense of AARON PRYOR JR. (19-9-1, 12 KOs), from Cincinnati. Both fights were televised live on “The MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV.” The live boxing series is presented by truTV and Top Rank®, and produced in association with HBO Sports®. Find truTV on your TV: http://trutvishere.com/
Below, please find selected clips from Valdez / Hart Media Central:
Dan Rafael, ESPN.com: “Top Featherweight Prospect Oscar Valdez Tops Chris Avalos in 5th Round”
Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times: “Oscar Valdez Defeats Chris Avalos By TKO in Featherweight Bout”
Mark Whicker, Los Angeles Daily News: “Oscar Valdez Now 18-0 With Win Over Chris Avalos”
http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20150911/oscar-valdez-now-18-0-with-an-win-over-chris-avalos
Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review-Journal: “Unbeaten Valdez Blows Through Avalos in Fifth-Round TKO”
http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/boxing/unbeaten-valdez-blows-through-avalos-fifth-round-tko
Bob Velin, USA Today: “Top Prospect Oscar Valdez Uses Lethal Left Hooks to Stop Chris Avalos”
http://boxingjunkie.com/2015/09/12/top-prospect-oscar-valdez-stops-chris-avalos/
Tom Weir, Bleacher Report: “Explosive Oscar Valdez Looks Like a Genuine Contender with TKO on truTV Card”
Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com: “Oscar Valdez Drops, Stops Chris Avalos in Five”
http://www.boxingscene.com/oscar-valdez-drops-stops-chris-avalos-five–95713
David Avila, TheSweetScience.com: “Oscar Valdez Wins Battle of Bangers in Las Vegas”
http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles/21429-oscar-valdez-wins-battle-of-bangers-in-las-vegas
Joseph Santolquito, Sherdog.com: “Oscar Valdez Further Validates Himself by Stopping Avalos”
http://www.sherdog.com/blog/Oscar-Valdez-Jr-Further-Validates-Himself-by-Stopping-Avalos-92229
Bob Velin, USA Today: “Prospect Jesse Hart Takes Apart Aaron Pryor Jr. in Ninth Round TKO Victory”
http://boxingjunkie.com/2015/09/12/jesse-hartt-aaron-pryor-jr-9th-round-tko/
Andreas Hale, The Ring: “Oscar Valdez Impressively Halts Overmatched Chris Avalos”
Norm Frauenheim, 15Rounds.com: “Valdez Gets an Oscar for Stoppage of Avalos”
http://www.15rounds.com/valdez-gets-an-oscar-for-stoppage-of-avalos/
Andreas Hale, The Ring: “Jesse Hart Stops Gun-Shy Aaron Pryor Jr. in Ninth Round”
http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/399089-jesse-hart-stops-gun-shy-aaron-pryor-jr-in-ninth
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