By: Sean Crose
WBO tremendous world featherweight champion Emanuel Navarrete will likely be defending his title Saturday evening towards the undefeated Charly Suarez in San Diego. The struggle, which will likely be broadcast reside on ESPN, is scheduled for 12 championship rounds. Navarrete final fought in December when he stopped Oscar Valdez in six. Suarez was final noticed in September, the place he stopped Jorge Castaneda in three. Though Navarrete had bother making weight, he was lastly capable of get inside the tremendous featherweight restrict, so the bout is a go. How a lot the wrestle to make weight will or received’t affect Navarrete’s ring efficiency stays to be seen.
“My efficiency towards Oscar Valdez was my means of displaying that I’m now at 100%,” Navarrete has mentioned, by way of CBS. “There’s little question about that now.” At thirty years of age, Navarrete has fought over forty occasions, which is notable by immediately’s requirements. What’s extra, he has solely misplaced on two events (he additionally has a draw on his resume). After wanting so spectacular towards Valdez final winter, Navarrete little question needs to proceed wanting “at 100%” this weekend. Suarez, nonetheless, might have one thing to say about that. This has the makings of being an attention-grabbing struggle.
