Navarrete vs Vaca

Who won Navarrete vs Vaca?

Emanuel Navarrete beat Francisco De Vaca by knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, August 17th, 2019, at Banc of California Stadium, California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This contest was for the WBO super bantamweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Chris Van Heerden was victorious over Aslanbek Kozaev, and Jessie Magdaleno beat Rafael Rivera.

Navarrete vs Vaca stats

Back in August 2019, Emanuel Navarrete stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Francisco De Vaca made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 20 wins and 0 draws, with 6 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Navarrete had a massive power advantage over Vaca, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to Vaca's 30%.

Emanuel Navarrete was the same age as Francisco De Vaca, at 24 years old.

Navarrete had a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Emanuel Navarrete and Francisco De Vaca fought out of an orthodox stance.

Navarrete was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 2 months earlier than Vaca, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 132 more professional rounds, totaling 246 compared to Vaca's 114.

Francisco De Vaca was ranked number 10 by the WBO in the 122lb division.

Navarrete vs Vaca form

Navarrete had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Isaac Dogboe on May 11, 2019, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Convention Center, Tucson, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Isaac Dogboe on December 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jose Sanmartin on June 2, 2018, by knockout in the 12th round at Arena José Sulaimán, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Before that, he had won against Breilor Teran on March 10, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Domo Sindicato de Trabajadores IMSS, Distrito Federal.

He had beaten Glenn Porras on January 20, 2018, by knockout in the 2nd round at Domo Sindicato de Trabajadores IMSS, Distrito Federal.

Activity check

Navarrete's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Navarrete vs Vaca start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Banc of California Stadium, California, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Navarrete vs Vaca?

Navarrete vs Vaca was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Navarrete vs Vaca?

Emanuel Navarrete was a 7/100 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Francisco De Vaca made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.