Who won Navarrete vs Berinchyk?
Denys Berinchyk beat Emanuel Navarrete by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 18th, 2024, at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.
The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 116-112, 116-112 in favor of winner Denys Berinchyk.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).
This contest was for the WBO lightweight championship of the world.
Also on the undercard Giovani Santillan was defeated by Brian Norman Jr for the WBO Interim World Welterweight championship, and Richard Torrez Jr beat Brandon Moore.
Navarrete vs Berinchyk stats
Back in May 2024, Emanuel Navarrete stepped into the ring with a record of 38 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.
Denys Berinchyk made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 18 wins and 0 draws.
Emanuel Navarrete was the younger man by 7 years, at 29 years old.
Navarrete had a 5-inch reach advantage.
Both Emanuel Navarrete and Denys Berinchyk fought out of an orthodox stance.
Navarrete was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 6 months earlier than Berinchyk, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 86 more professional rounds, totaling 240 compared to Berinchyk's 154.
Denys Berinchyk was ranked number 1 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF in the 135lb division.
Navarrete vs Berinchyk form
Navarrete had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight before this contest, 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, United States.
Prior to that, 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.
Going into that contest, he had won against Liam Wilson on February 3, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.
Before that, he had beaten Eduardo Baez on August 20, 2022, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, California.
He had defeated Joet Gonzalez on October 15, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, California.
Berinchyk remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Anthony Yigit on August 26, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Stadion Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.
Prior to that, he had won against Yvan Mendy on December 3, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Tottenham, United Kingdom.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Isa Chaniev on December 18, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Ice Palace "Terminal", Brovari, Ukraine.
Before that, he had beaten Jose Sanchez on March 21, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Ice Palace "Terminal", Brovari.
He had won against Viorel Simion on October 8, 2020, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Equides Club, Lesniki.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Emanuel Navarrete had been fighting more than Denys Berinchyk.
Going into this contest, Emanuel Navarrete had last fought 6 months and 2 days ago, while Denys Berinchyk's last outing had been 8 months and 22 days ago.
Navarrete's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.
Berinchyk's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.
What time did Navarrete vs Berinchyk start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Navarrete vs Berinchyk?
The ESPN show began at 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (BST).
What were the odds on Navarrete vs Berinchyk?
Emanuel Navarrete was a 1/6 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Denys Berinchyk made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.
I don’t like fighters that use tactics such as holding or leaning on the head or back of their opponents.
Berinchyk did a lot of leaning. I do not like him as a fighter. Referee should have deducted a point for as many times he told Berinchyk to stop doing that.
This was a eye sore of a fight. Technique???