Edwin Valero: Venezuelen masterclass @ 27 (27) - 0, impressed?

Valero took another KO victory from DeMarco in a WBC lightweight defence, it was good to see Valero take on another southpaw and use skill and speed to dismantle his opponent rather than just the wild (but powerful) windmilling we are used to. This takes his record to an impressive 27 wins all by way of KO with no losses, this guy has only fought twice during the 9th round and hats off to DeMarco for making it that far!

Could we see him fight anyone really good though? Someone with real class, I reckon he will continue to impress but not unless he has some real competition like Marquez or even (shot in the dark here) Prescott, who we know can bang as well. Having said that Prescott was taken to school by Kevin Mitchell on the undercard of Khan - Salita, again Khan would be another good possibility if he didn't mind dropping back down to lightweight which is highly unlikely! The problem is that Valero can only fight in select places in the world due to most governing bodies refusing him on health issues. I'm led to believe he previously suffered an injury from a motorcycle accident, which involved extensive surgery to his head, making him somewhat (to put it mildly) a liability in the ring. He is by far the most exciting lightweight prospect if he can maintain his KO reign, but the UK has a stunning line up as well with Dagenham boy Kevin Mitchell and Manchester's John Murray. The UK is crying out to see these two battle it out and I would expect once they both achieve a world title a piece that we can see it happen. Then you have the Mexican great Juan Manuel Marquez who recently moved up to light welterweight to be dismantled by a huge looking Mayweather. Now linked with a summer bout with Hatton, not so sure I like that one! Hatton is in need of a real defining come back and I don't believe Marquez is the man to do it for him. Until then though there is plenty to look forward to on an international and domestic level!

Next Saturday sees Nathan Cleverly take on Italy's Antonio Brancalion in a European light heavyweight bout with Cleverly looking on fantastic form I do hope he manages something special for the fans!