Ok now this is a decent fight all things considered. Always liked Valdez even when he’s swinging for the fences rather than working that brutal jab. Velez is off a split loss to Jaime Arboleda in a quality give and take fight.

With Vergil Ortiz Jr v Samuel Vargas on Friday it’s beginning to feel like we’re some “normalcy” at least where regular cards are concerned but these days normal varies per the individual. Read that they seated 1k fans in Mississippi for a club show last week . Let’s face it, we’re hooked and are jonesing for some regularity and competitive action. One foot forward..