Three-division world champion Emanuel Navarrete defends his WBO junior light-weight world title in opposition to Oscar Valdez in an all-Mexican predominant 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 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 develop into solely the sixth Mexican to be a four-division champion fell brief in Could, 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 Could 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 gained through unanimous choice over Isaac Dogboe in April 2023.
“Our first battle was extraordinarily shut, action-packed, and regarded by many as ‘Struggle of the Yr’,” 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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