Three-division world champion Emanuel Navarrete defends his WBO junior light-weight world title in opposition to Oscar Valdez in an all-Mexican primary occasion on Saturday December 7 in Phoenix, Arizona – stay on Sky Sports activities.
Additionally on the invoice, WBO featherweight world champion Rafael Espinoza places his crown on the road in opposition to Cuban star Robeisy Ramirez, the person he dethroned to win the title final December.
Navarrete (38-2-1, 31 KOs) has defended this crown twice, together with a choice win over Valdez (32-2, 24 KOs) of their first conflict in August 2023.
Navarrete’s bid to develop into solely the sixth Mexican to be a four-division champion fell quick in Might, as he dropped a choice to Denys Berinchyk for the vacant WBO light-weight championship.
Valdez endured his first professional defeat in a high-stakes unification tilt in opposition to Shakur Stevenson in April 2022.
The 33-year-old bounced again with a choice win over Adam Lopez in Might 2023 earlier than the Navarrete encounter.
In March, Valdez captured the interim WBO junior light-weight title with a seventh-round TKO of Liam Wilson.
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Highlights of Rafael Espinoza’s gorgeous upset win over Robeisy Ramirez as he clinched the WBO featherweight title
Espinoza (25-0, 21 KOs) recovered from a fifth-round knockdown to place Ramirez on the canvas within the pivotal twelfth spherical with ‘El Divino’ prevailing by majority resolution.
Ramirez (14-2, 9 KOs), a two-time Olympic gold medallist, made one defence of the WBO title he gained through unanimous resolution over Isaac Dogboe in April 2023.
“Our first fight was extremely close, action-packed, and regarded by many as ‘Fight of the Year’,” Ramirez mentioned.
“Since the cards were read, my team and I have been asking for the rematch. On December 7, I’m coming to erase any doubts. I will reclaim my title.”
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