Being around the host hotel in Houston has a very familiar feel for emerging featherweight Yadier del Valle, who makes his 2026 debut on Saturday night at the Toyota Center.
“It’s a beautiful thing and a beautiful feeling,” began del Valle, who worked alongside his father in the hotel during his early years in the city, and has now returned as an undefeated prospect competing at the highest level of the sport.
“It’s proof of a person overcoming. When I came into this country, when I came into this city, I got a social security number to allow me to work as soon as possible.