Navarrete vs Baez

Who won Navarrete vs Baez?

Emanuel Navarrete beat Eduardo Baez by knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, August 20th, 2022, at Pechanga Arena, California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This contest was for the WBO featherweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Giovani Santillan beat Julio Luna Avila, and Nico Ali Walsh defeated Reyes Sanchez.

Navarrete vs Baez stats

Back in August 2022, Emanuel Navarrete stepped into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Eduardo Baez made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws.

Emanuel Navarrete was the same age as Eduardo Baez, at 27 years old.

Baez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Navarrete. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

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

Navarrete was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 9 months earlier than Baez, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 44 more professional rounds, totaling 246 compared to Baez's 202.

Eduardo Baez was ranked number 8 by the WBO in the 126lb division.

Navarrete vs Baez form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Joet Gonzalez on October 15, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Christopher Diaz on April 24, 2021, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Silver Spurs Arena, Kissimmee.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ruben Villa on October 9, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Before that, he had won against Victor Uriel Lopez on June 20, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

He had beaten Jeo Santisima on February 22, 2020, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Navarrete's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

Baez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Navarrete vs Baez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Pechanga Arena, California, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Navarrete vs Baez?

The ESPN show began at 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Navarrete vs Baez?

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