Navarrete vs Nunez

Who won Navarrete vs Nunez?

Emanuel Navarrete beat Eduardo Nunez by technical knockout in the 11th round on Saturday, February 28th, 2026, at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This contest was for the unified super featherweight championship of the world, with the IBF, and WBO belts on the line.

Navarrete was making his 6th defense of the WBO World Junior Lightweight Championship. He won this belt against Liam Wilson in February 2023. He had held this belt for 3 years, 1 month and 8 days.

He was also defending IBF World Junior Lightweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Eduardo Nunez in February 2026. He had held this title for 11 days.

Also on the undercard Emiliano Vargas was victorious over Agustin Ezequiel Quintana, Tahmir Smalls lost to Abel Ramos, and Arturo Popoca defeated Jordan Martinez.

Navarrete vs Nunez stats

Emanuel Navarrete stepped into the ring with a record of 39 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 32 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Eduardo Nunez made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 27 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Nunez had an advantage in power over Navarrete, with a 93% knockout percentage compared to Navarrete's 82%.

Emanuel Navarrete was the older man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Navarrete had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nunez. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Emanuel Navarrete and Eduardo Nunez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Navarrete was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 7 months earlier than Nunez, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 128 more professional rounds, totaling 265 compared to Nunez's 137.

Navarrete vs Nunez form

Navarrete had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, his contest against Charly Suarez on May 10, 2025 ended in a no contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Oscar Valdez on December 7, 2024, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Denys Berinchyk on May 18, 2024, by split decision in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Before that, he had drawn with Robson Conceicao on November 16, 2023, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Oscar Valdez on August 12, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

Nunez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Christopher Diaz on September 6, 2025, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had defeated Masanori Rikiishi on May 28, 2025, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Yokohama Buntai, Yokohama, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had won against Miguel Marriaga on August 31, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov on February 16, 2024, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their IBF World Junior Lightweight eliminator fight at Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

He had beaten Oscar Escandon on October 28, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Poliforum Benito Juarez, Cancun, Mexico.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Eduardo Nunez had been fighting more than Emanuel Navarrete.

Going into this contest, Emanuel Navarrete had last fought 9 months and 18 days ago, while Eduardo Nunez's last outing had been 5 months and 22 days ago.

Navarrete's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Nunez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 4 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Navarrete vs Nunez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Navarrete vs Nunez?

The DAZN show began at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Navarrete vs Nunez?

Emanuel Navarrete was a 27/20 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Eduardo Nunez made his way into the ring at 29/50 (-170) with oddsmakers.