Three-division world champion Emanuel Navarrete defends his WBO junior light-weight world title in opposition to Oscar Valdez in an all-Mexican major occasion on Saturday December 7 in Phoenix, Arizona – dwell 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 call win over Valdez (32-2, 24 KOs) of their first conflict in August 2023.
Navarrete’s bid to turn into solely the sixth Mexican to be a four-division champion fell quick in Might, as he dropped a call 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 call 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.
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 by way of unanimous resolution over Isaac Dogboe in April 2023.
“Our first struggle was extraordinarily shut, action-packed, and regarded by many as ‘Combat of the 12 months’,” Ramirez stated.
“Because the playing cards had been learn, my staff and I’ve been asking for the rematch. On December 7, I am coming to erase any doubts. I’ll reclaim my title.”
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