When is Navarrete vs Baez?

Emanuel Navarrete is set to face Eduardo Baez on Saturday 20th August 2022 at Pechanga Arena in California.

The fight is scheduled for 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit will be 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 KG).

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

The undercard is set to feature the clash of Santillan vs Avila.

Navarrete vs Baez stats

Emanuel Navarrete steps into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 29 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Eduardo Baez will make his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 loses and 2 draws, with 7 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Navarrete has a massive power advantage over Baez, boosting at 83% knock out percentage over Baez's 33%.

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

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

Both Emanuel Navarrete & Eduardo Baez fight out of an orthodox stance.

Navarrete is 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 has fought 35 more professional rounds, 189 to Baez's 154.

Emanuel Navarrete goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the RING at featherweight.

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

Navarrete vs Baez form

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

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

Previous to that, he had defeated Christopher Diaz on 24th April 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 beat Ruben Villa on 9th October 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 20th June 2020 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

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

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Navarrete's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

Baez's last 2 fights have come over a period of 8 months and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time does Navarrete vs Baez start?

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

Who is showing Navarrete vs Baez?

The ESPN show is expected to begin at 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card is expected to start at 2:00 AM (BTS).

How do you stream Navarrete vs Baez?

In the US you can stream Navarrete vs Baez via the ESPN+ app. This is a standalone service from regular ESPN, so you don’t need to be an existing TV subscriber. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, your Smart TV and many others.

1 month of ESPN+ is $6.99, 1 month (disney+/hulu) of ESPN+ is $13.99 and 1 year costs $69.99.

The ESPN app allows existing ESPN cable subscribers to stream Navarrete vs Baez.

The stream is free for existing ESPN customers.

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In the UK you can stream Navarrete vs Baez via NowTV. They allow you to stream Sky Sports boxing cards via their app, based on a 24 hour, weekly or monthly passes. You’ll also get access to 11 Sky Sports Channels during your pass period. They also do a monthly smartphone only pass for £5.99, which is great if you need to catch Navarrete vs Baez on the move.

24 hours of NowTV is £8.99, 1 week of NowTV is £14.99, 1 month of NowTV is 33.99 and 1 month (mobile only) costs £5.99.

Existing or new Sky Sports subscribers can stream Navarrete vs Baez, and all Sky boxing cards, via the Sky Go App. This is free is you’re already a Sky Sports TV customer. It’s available for Apple, Android, Firestick, Roku and games consoles.

The stream is free for existing Sky Sports Action customers, while 1 month (for tv) costs £45.

What were the odds on Navarrete vs Baez?

Eduardo Baez is currently (+100) to win the contest outright, while you can get (+100) on Emanuel Navarrete if you fancy the incredible upset.