Oscar Valdez

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Òscar Rafael Valdez Fierro (b. December 22 1990 in Nogales, Sonora) is a Mexican amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at the age of 17.

[edit] Career

Valdez came out of nowhere to upset 2007 PanAm champion Carlos Cuadras at the semifinal of the 2008 National Championships and winning the bantamweight championship in his next bout.

At the Olympic qualifier he edged out Brazilian James Pereira in the all-important semifinal and got one of two berths even though he dropped the final to Yankiel Leon.

He is 1.65 metres and fights from an orthodox stance.