LAS VEGAS — Isaac “La Bestia” Lucero (17-0, 13 KOs) is done with quiet build-ups. The 27-year-old Mexican firestarter is set to bang with fellow countryman Roberto Valenzuela Jr. in the PPV opener on Saturday, October 25, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. This one kicks off the PBC Pay-Per-View on Prime Video, and Lucero isn’t whispering about it.
“We both come to fight and are ready for war,” Lucero said. “I’m gonna make people fall in love with my style and continue to grow my fan base with this fight and every fight to come.”
Lucero’s been a problem at 17-0 with 13 knockouts, and he knows how to get a crowd’s blood pumping.
Fighting Runs in the Lucero Bloodline
Lucero’s old man, Isaias Lucero Sr., held a Mexican national light heavyweight strap back in the day. His mom? The one who shoved him toward a boxing gym so he’d drop some pounds. Now she’s still his No.1 cheerleader whenever the grind gets lonely.
“My mom pushed me into sports to lose some weight and boxing became my way of accomplishing that goal,” Lucero said. “My dad was a national champion and my mom is still my biggest cheerleader… she always encourages me to stay focused and train hard whenever I start to miss my family back home.”
That’s roots. That’s fight DNA.
Studying the Legends, Ready to Build His Own
Lucero grew up worshipping the greats. Julio César Chávez’s waist slips. Roberto Durán’s mean strength. Juan Manuel Márquez’s grit. Canelo’s calm, disciplined vibe. He’s blended bits of all of them into his own style.
“I loved watching Julio Cesar Chavez, Roberto Durán, Canelo Alvarez and Juan Manuel Márquez,” Lucero said. “Canelo’s discipline and stoicism, Márquez’s hunger and willingness to always get up and overcome, Chavez’s waist movement and Durán’s strength are things I admire and still take with me to this day.”
Even Devin Haney’s crew once called him “Baby Canelo” after sparring back in 2019. But he’s not trying to be a clone — he’s carving his own lane as “La Bestia.”
Lucero’s talking big and I’m buying it. Kid’s got pop, swagger, and the right attitude. He isn’t showing up to jab and survive — he wants war. Valenzuela Jr.? Dude can crack and loves a dogfight. Somebody’s hitting the deck in this one, straight up.
What I like: Lucero’s not hiding behind the “prospect” tag. He’s fighting a guy who can hurt him, in Vegas, under bright lights. That’s guts.
What I’m side-eyeing: living up to the “Baby Canelo” thing is dangerous. Fans will judge hard if you get touched up. But if he wins and looks mean doing it? That nickname flips from joke to marketing gold overnight.
This opener could steal the whole damn show before the PPV even gets cooking.
Fundora vs. Thurman will see WBC Super Welterweight World Champion Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora look to continue his 154-pound reign against the former unified world champion Keith “One Time” Thurman in the main event of a PBC Pay-Per-View on Prime Video taking place Saturday, October 25 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
‘Baby Canelo’ is a joke unless you win titles like Canelo did. It’s easy to say names of legends but copying they style don’t mean you got the same heart or chin.
‘La Bestia’? He better act like it then! If he trying to be all flashy and cocky, Valenzuela might humble him quick with one right hand 😤
‘La Bestia’ sound cool until you get hit hard and fall down like a baby beast 🐣😂
I get it, his mom and dad did stuff with boxing but that don’t make him special today. You gotta earn your name in the ring now not from your family history 💯
Lucero might be undefeated but most of them wins probably against nobodies. He better show up for real cause once you in Vegas, fans turn fast if you look weak or scared.
Exactly! People acting like this guy a legend already when he only fought guys nobody heard of 😒
Truth! I bet if Valenzuela lands something clean early, Lucero gonna look confused out there 🤷♀️
Everybody always wanna compare new fighters to Canelo like that’s gonna make them good automatically. Just cause he sparred with Haney’s team don’t mean nothing if he ain’t proven on big stage yet.
I think people hyping up Lucero too much just because he got knockouts. That don’t mean he gonna win against real fighters. Valenzuela can punch too and got more experience in wars like this.