Unbeaten Adam Azim is reportedly set to fight Mexico's Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela at London's Copper Box Arena on Dec. 4, according to The Ring; no official announcement yet.
What we know
- The fight has not been officially announced.
- Gollaz Valenzuela won the WBA inter-continental super lightweight title on a split decision against Steve Spark in Zapopan in 2023.
Reported, not confirmed
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Azim is reportedly set to fight Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela in a super lightweight bout at the Copper Box Arena in London on Dec. 4, citing sources.
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Azim has been linked with a fight against Dalton Smith for about five years.
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Adam Azim looks set to return in London on Dec. 4 against Mexico's Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela, according to The Ring, which cited sources. The super lightweight fight would take place at the Copper Box Arena. Nothing has been officially announced.
Azim, a 24-year-old from Slough, is 15-0. He last fought in May, when he stopped Steve Claggett in the third round at Wembley Arena. The Copper Box is familiar ground: he knocked out Ohara Davies there in the eighth round in October 2024. He has also held the European and IBO super lightweight titles.
Gollaz Valenzuela, from Guadalajara, brings a mixed recent picture. Former IBF super lightweight champion Subriel Matias knocked him out in the eighth round in Puerto Rico in March 2025. His best-known win came in 2023, when he took the WBA inter-continental super lightweight title on a split decision against Steve Spark in Zapopan.
The matchup is not the one fans have long asked about. Azim has been linked with a fight against Dalton Smith for about five years, and this booking, if confirmed, would again leave that fight waiting.
Watch for an official announcement confirming the date, venue and any undercard, and for whether the fight carries a title.
Azim, a 24-year-old from Slough, is 15-0. He last fought in May, when he stopped Steve Claggett in the third round at Wembley Arena. The Copper Box is familiar ground: he knocked out Ohara Davies there in the eighth round in October 2024. He has also held the European and IBO super lightweight titles.
Gollaz Valenzuela, from Guadalajara, brings a mixed recent picture. Former IBF super lightweight champion Subriel Matias knocked him out in the eighth round in Puerto Rico in March 2025. His best-known win came in 2023, when he took the WBA inter-continental super lightweight title on a split decision against Steve Spark in Zapopan.
The matchup is not the one fans have long asked about. Azim has been linked with a fight against Dalton Smith for about five years, and this booking, if confirmed, would again leave that fight waiting.
Watch for an official announcement confirming the date, venue and any undercard, and for whether the fight carries a title.
- Summary
- Unbeaten Adam Azim is reportedly set to fight Mexico's Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela at London's Copper Box Arena on Dec. 4, according to The Ring; no official announcement yet.
- Key points (one per line)
- The Ring, citing sources, reports Adam Azim will fight Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela on Dec. 4 at the Copper Box Arena in London.
The super lightweight bout has not been officially announced.
Azim is 15-0 and stopped Steve Claggett in round three in May.
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- Combat Sports UK | https://combatsportsuk.com/news/bf6b8cf1-cce7-4e63-9349-04051550dcb0/adam-azim-gabriel-gollaz-valenzuela-copper-box-december-4
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