He faced Manny Pacquiao, also his brother Bobby, Rocky Juarez, and a few others. Freddie Roach has already stated that Manny will not be fighting under the Welterweight limit (147 lbs) again, which would mean that Valero would have to move up 12 lbs from Lightweight (135. He's had a good career and some interesting fights.
"My opponent will be the Hector Velazquez of Mexico. Freddie Roach, trainer of Pacquiao, said, 'The number one contender in my mind right now is Valero. After defeating DeMarco, there was talk of Valero fighting Manny Pacquiao in late 2010. took it upon himself to introduce the Venezuelan Edwin Valero to the media. He also dropped decisions to Rocky Juarez and Elio Rojas. Valero advanced his record to 27-0 with 27 knockouts. Behind the Scenes with Manny Pacquiao-the Greatest Pound-for-Pound Fighter. By William Mackay: In the latest news from Ring magazine, WBA lightweight champion Edwin Valero once again repeated his interest in getting big money fights against Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel. It tough to see how the WBC sanctioned this bout as a "title fight." Velazquez is coming off a loss and dropped two of his last three. He was stopped by Manny Pacquiao in six rounds in 2005 but beat Bobby Pacquaio by an eleven round disqualification in 2006. Velazquez's claim to fame is his two fights with the Pacquiao brothers.
In what may be a quick night of work, WBC lightweight champion Edwin Valero (25-0, 25KOs) officially announced that he will defend his title against Mexican slugger Hector Velazquez (51-13, 35KOs) on December 19 in Caracas, Venezuela.
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