Hovhannisyan vs Navarro

Who won Hovhannisyan vs Navarro?

Gurgen Hovhannisyan beat Cesar Navarro by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, March 28th, 2026, at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Sebastian Fundora beating Keith Thurman for the WBC World Super Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Yoenis Tellez defeated Brian Mendoza, Yoenli Hernandez was victorious over Terrell Gausha, Elijah Garcia lost to Kevin Newman II, and Kaipo Gallegos defeated Julian Gonzalez.

Hovhannisyan vs Navarro stats

Gurgen Hovhannisyan stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Cesar Navarro made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Gurgen Hovhannisyan was the older man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Hovhannisyan had a height advantage of 7 inches over Navarro. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Gurgen Hovhannisyan and Cesar Navarro fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hovhannisyan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 4 years and 8 months later than Navarro, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 19 fewer professional rounds, totaling 39 compared to Navarro's 58.

Gurgen Hovhannisyan went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA at heavyweight.

Activity check

Hovhannisyan's last 2 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What time did Hovhannisyan vs Navarro start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Hovhannisyan vs Navarro?

Hovhannisyan vs Navarro was broadcast on Amazon Prime PPV both in the UK and US.

What were the odds on Hovhannisyan vs Navarro?

Gurgen Hovhannisyan was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Cesar Navarro made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.