Junior middleweight Marques Valle will return in a 10-round combat because the co-feature on ProBox TV’s “Wednesday Evening Fights” on this week when he faces Damian Sosa on the ProBox TV Occasions Heart in Plant Metropolis, Florida.
Valle (10-0, 7 KOs) was initially set to return towards Raul Garcia on March 13, however he struggled to make weight and the 2 sides couldn’t subsequently agree phrases.
“I received actually sick a pair weeks out from the combat,” Valle informed BoxingScene. “A few days out, I used to be on observe. I used to be going to make weight, then all the sudden the load stopped coming off.”
Valle mentioned he was diligent along with his food plan and screens every part he eats and drinks.
“I began to really feel actually unhealthy,” he mentioned. “And I’ve by no means had that downside. Making weight has by no means been a difficulty for me. I’ve by no means missed weight in my life. I used to be confused, like, ‘What the hell is occurring?’”
Valle saved attempting to make weight, however he realized because the combat neared that he wouldn’t be capable of lower sufficient. When his crew reached out to Garcia’s, the communication was not nicely acquired.
“I perceive, it was my fault within the first place that the entire scenario even got here up,” Valle mentioned. “The calls for [his team made] simply appeared ridiculous, and didn’t seem to be they wished to combat, on the finish of the day.”
Valle has put that have behind him and is now targeted on Sosa (24-2, 12 KOs), who has beforehand sparred Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.
“He’s robust,” Valle mentioned of Sosa. “I have a look at it as, ‘It’s me otherwise you’ – and I’m choosing me each time.”
Lucas Ketelle is a proud member of the Boxing Writers Affiliation of America, and the creator of ‘Inside The Ropes of Boxing’ – obtainable on Amazon. You possibly can contact him on Twitter @LukieBoxing
