Daniel Valladares


Angel Daniel Valladares Pérez is a Mexican professional boxer, who has held the IBF mini flyweight from July 2022 to October 2023.

Professional boxing career

Early career

Career beginnings

Valladares made his professional debut against Carlos Bernal on 14 February 2014. He won the fight by unanimous decision. He amassed a 12–1 record during the next three years, before being booked to face Juan Guadalupe Munoz Vazquez for the vacant WBC Youth Silver light flyweight title on 4 August 2017. He made his first title defense against Erick Zamora, who later missed weight and was ineligible for the belt, on 17 March 2018. He retained his title by a fourth-round technical knockout. He made his second title defense against Adrian Curiel Dominguez on 2 June 2018. He retained the title by unanimous decision, with scores of 95–94, 98–91 and 95–94.
Valladares faced the unbeaten Gilbert Gonzalez on 9 February 2019, in his first fight of the year. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 98–90, 98–92 and 99–93. Valladares next face the former WBO minimumweight champion Merlito Sabillo in an eight round bout on 13 April 2019. He won the fight by a seventh-round technical knockout. The bout was stopped on the advice of the ringside doctor, due to a cut above the left eye of Sabillo. Valladares faced another undefeated opponent, Christian Araneta, on 7 September 2019 in an IBF mini flyweight title eliminator. He won the fight by a fourth-round stoppage, as Araneta retired from the bout at the end of the round.

Valladares vs. Taduran

Valladares challenged the reigning IBF mini flyweight champion Pedro Taduran on 1 February 2020, at the Jardin Cerveza Expo in Guadalupe, Mexico. The title bout was scheduled as the main event of a Promociones Zanfer promoted card. Taduran retained the title by a fourth-round technical decision, with two judges scoring the fight 38–38, while the third judge scored the fight 39–37 for Valladares. The fight was stopped due to a cut above Valladares' right eye, which was caused by an accidental clash of heads.

Second title run

After failing to capture the title, Valladares was booked to face Hugo Hernandez Aguilar on 22 August 2020. He suffered his second professional loss, as Aguilar won the bout by unanimous decision. Valladares suffered another loss, a majority decision to Mario Gutierrez Gomez on 19 December 2020, before he rebounded with a fourth-round stoppage victory against Abraham Manriquez Gonzalez on 5 March 2021. Valladares was then scheduled to face Julian Yedras on 14 May 2021. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout. Valladares faced Jose Javier Torres on 4 September 2021, at the Parque La Ruina in Hermosillo, Mexico, in the main event of an TV Azteca broadcast card. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 95–94, 97–94 and 96–93.

IBF mini flyweight champion

Valladares vs. Cuarto

Valladares was expected to challenge the reigning IBF mini flyweight champion Rene Mark Cuarto on 27 May 2022 in Monterrey, Mexico, in what was to be Cuatro's second title defense. The bout was later cancelled however, due to undisclosed reasons. The fight was later rescheduled for 1 July 2022, and took place at the same location and venue. Valladares won the fight by split decision. Two judges scored the fight 116–111 and 115–112 in his favor, while the third judge scored the bout 114–113 for Cuatro. Cuatro was deducted a point in the tenth round, for loose glove tape.

Valladares vs. Shigeoka

Soon after winning the IBF title, Valladares and his team offered to face the WBA mini flyweight champion Erick Rosa in a title unification bout. Rosa accepted and called off his first title defense against Carlos Ortega only hours before it was supposed to take place. These plans later fell through for undisclosed reasons and Valladares was instead booked to make his first IBF title defense against the undefeated Ginjiro Shigeoka. The fight took place on the same card as Masataka Taniguchi and Melvin Jerusalem's light flyweight championship bout on 6 January 2022, at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan. The fight was stopped in the third round, after an accidental clash of heads left Valladares unable to continue fighting, and was ruled a no-contest. All three judges had the bout scored 19–19 at the time of the stoppage.

Valladares vs. Shigeoka II

Valladares was expected to make his second title defense against Shigeoka on August 11, 2023, at the EDION Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. Although the championship bout was an immediate rematch for Valladares, Shigeoka had captured the interim IBF mini-flyweight title in the meantime, with a ninth-round stoppage of Rene Mark Cuarto four months prior. The contest was later postponed for October 7, as Shigeoka suffered a leg injury in training. Shigeoka won the fight by a fifth-round technical knockout.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
38WinIsaias OrtizKO6, 0:5314 Aug 2025Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
37Win30–4–1 Rogelio RomeroTKO7, 0:0510 Apr 2025Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
36NC29–4–1 German ValenzuelaNC4 7 Dec 2024Guadalupe, Nuevo León, MexicoNC after accidental headbutt
35Win29–4–1 Jose Javier TorresTKO7, 2:1515 Jun 2024Arena José Sulaimán, Moneterrey, Mexico
34Win28–4–1 Juan ToscanoKO6, 2:207 Mar 2024Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
33Loss27–4–1 Ginjiro ShigeokaTKO5, 2:157 Oct 2023Ota City General Gymnasium, Ōta, Tokyo, JapanLost IBF mini-flyweight title
32NC27–3–1 Ginjiro Shigeoka3 2:486 Jan 2023Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, JapanRetained IBF mini-flyweight title;
NC after accidental clash of heads
31Win27–3–1Rene Mark CuartoSD121 Jul 2022Centro Deportivo Revolución, Monterrey, MexicoWon IBF mini-flyweight title
30Win26–3–1Gabriel Loranca PerezUD814 Jan 2022Auditorio Jacales, Monterrey Mexico
29Win25–3–1Jose Javier TorresUD1028 Aug 2021Parque La Ruina, Hermosillo, Mexico
28Win24–3–1Julian YedrasTKO3, 2:3714 May 2021Gimnasio Mario J. Montemayor, San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico
27Win23–3–1Abraham Manriquez GonzalezRTD4, 3:005 Mar 2021Salon de Fiestas Figlos Stase, Culiacan, Mexico
26Loss22–3–1Mario Gutierrez GomezMD1019 Dec 2020Cintermex, Monterrey, Mexico
25Loss22–2–1Hugo Hernandez AguilarUD1022 Aug 2020Gimnasio TV Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico
24Draw22–1–1Pedro Taduran4 1 Feb 2020Jardin Cerveza Expo, Guadalupe, MexicoFor IBF mini flyweight title
23Win22–1Gabriel RamirezMD1029 Nov 2019Arena José Sulaimán, Monterrey, Mexico
22Win21–1Christian Araneta4, 3:007 Sep 2019Arena José Sulaimán, Monterrey, Mexico
21Win20–1Merlito SabilloTKO7, 2:0813 Apr 2019Arena Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
20Win19–1Gilbert GonzalezUD109 Feb 2019Domo Sindicato de Trabajadores IMSS, Tlalpan, Mexico
19Win18–1Alejandro Villasenor HernandezTKO7, 2:0722 Sep 2018Arena José Sulaimán, Monterrey, Mexico
18Win17–1Adrian CurielUD102 Jun 2018Arena José Sulaimán, Monterrey, MexicoRetained WBC Youth Silver light flyweight title
17Win16–1Erick ZamoraTKO4, 2:2617 Mar 2018Arena José Sulaimán, Monterrey, MexicoRetained WBC Youth Silver light flyweight title
16Win15–1Luis Enrique DelgadoKO3, 2:1015 Feb 2018Arena Hotel Marriot, Monterrey, Mexico
15Win14–1Rene Panchi CasimiroTKO4, 2:173 Nov 2017Arena José Sulaimán, Monterrey, Mexico
14Win13–1Juan Guadalupe Munoz VazquezUD104 Aug 2017Arena José Sulaimán, Monterrey, MexicoWon vacant WBC Youth Silver light flyweight title
13Win12–1Jose Guadalupe MartinezTKO5, 1:4223 Feb 2017Foro Tv Azteca, Monterrey, Mexico
12Loss11–1Genaro Rios89 Dec 2016Gimnasio Nuevo León Unido, Monterrey, Mexico
11Win11–0Genaro Rios629 Sep 2016Monterrey, Mexico
10Win10–0Jorge Miguel HernandezTKO1, 1:4330 Jul 2016Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Mexico
9Win9–0Jose Emmanuel ZunigaTKO4, 1:5710 Mar 2016Foro Tv Azteca, Monterrey, Mexico
8Win8–0Luis Manuel MedinaTKO3, 2:5017 Dec 2015Arena El Jefe, Monterrey, Mexico
7Win7–0Josue VegaUD629 Oct 2015Arena TV Azteca, Monterrey, Mexico
6Win6–0Jesus LopezKO1, 2:4127 Mar 2015Arena José Sulaimán, Monterrey, Mexico
5Win5–0Juan Martinez3, 1:2713 Feb 2015Arena El Gran Salon, Monterrey, Mexico
4Win4–0Ricardo FloresUD424 Oct 2014Arena Casino Las Palmas, Monterrey, Mexico
3Win3–0Carlos BernalUD49 Aug 2014Arena Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
2Win2–0Oziel Diaz3, 1:1216 May 2014Gran Salon, Monterrey, Mexico
1Win1–0Carlos Bernal414 Feb 2014Auditorio Ferrocarrilero, Monterrey, Mexico