Three-division world champion Emanuel Navarrete defends his WBO junior light-weight world title towards Oscar Valdez in an all-Mexican fundamental occasion on Saturday December 7 in Phoenix, Arizona – reside on Sky Sports activities.
Additionally on the invoice, WBO featherweight world champion Rafael Espinoza places his crown on the road towards 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 change 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 towards 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.
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 choice.
Ramirez (14-2, 9 KOs), a two-time Olympic gold medallist, made one defence of the WBO title he received by way of unanimous choice 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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