The second edition of Zuffa Boxing takes place Sunday from the Meta APEX in Las Vegas. In the main event, former junior welterweight champion Jose Valenzuela will take on Diego Torres.

Valenzuela started his career 12-0 before running into Edwin De Los Santos in 2022. That night, Valenzuela suffered a third-round knockout for the first loss of his career. That loss was followed by a widely disputed decision loss to Chris Colbert. Valenzuela would get revenge against Colbert in an immediate rematch, scoring a sixth-round knockout with a devastating right hand.

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The win over Colbert was enough to set Valenzuela up for the biggest fight of his career, a shot at Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz for the WBA junior welterweight title. Valenzuela made good on the opportunity with a measured performance to edge out a split decision in a major upset.

Valenzuela was unable to repeat that solid performance in his first title defense — and most recent fight — when he was nearly shut out by Gary Antuanne Russell to lose the belt.

Valenzuela will now look to get back in the win column when he faces Torres, who has fought all but one of his career bouts in his native Mexico.

That lone fight in the United States was also Torres’ lone professional loss, a 2023 TKO defeat against Raymond Muratalla. That loss has aged well as Muratalla has gone on to become the current IBF lightweight champion.

Torres has rebounded from the Muratalla loss with four consecutive wins, including two by stoppage.

There are other notable names on the three-fight main card, including former WBC interim junior middleweight champion Serhii Bohachuk taking on Radzhab Butaev, who is a former WBA “regular” welterweight champion, and former WBC light heavyweight champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk facing former world title challenger Radzhab Butaev.

Let’s take a look at the odds for each bout as well as how you can catch the action on Sunday before getting to a prediction and expert pick on the main event below.

Zuffa Boxing 02 fight card, odds

Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook

Jose Valenzuela -800 vs. Diego Torres +500, lightweightsSerhii Bohachuk -175 vs. Radzhab Butaev +140, middleweightsOleksandr Gvozdyk -550 vs. Radivoje Kalajdzic +380, light heavyweightsWhere to watch Zuffa Boxing 02

Date: Feb. 1 | Location: Meta APEX — Las Vegas
Prelims begin at 6 p.m. ET
Main card begins at 9 p.m. ET
Watch live: Paramount+ (subscribe now for just $8.99 per month)

Prediction

As mentioned, Torres’ lone career loss came against the best fighter he has fought and in the United States. The fight with Valenzuela is very similar for Torres. Like Muratalla, Valenzuela is considerably better than the rest of the fighters on Torres’ resume. And Torres is having to come to America again to take on another big challenge. This should be a chance for Valenzuela to get off to a solid start in his Zuffa Boxing debut. Pick: Jose Valenzuela via TKO5