Navarrete vs Gonzalez

Who won Navarrete vs Gonzalez?

Emanuel Navarrete beat Joet Gonzalez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, October 15th, 2021, at Pechanga Arena, California.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 116-112, 116-112 in favor of winner Emanuel Navarrete.

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.

The undercard featured the clash of Santillan vs Ruiz.

Navarrete vs Gonzalez stats

Back in October 2021, Emanuel Navarrete stepped into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 29 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Joet Gonzalez made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Navarrete had a large advantage in power over Gonzalez, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to Gonzalez's 58%.

Emanuel Navarrete was the younger man by 2 years, at 26 years old.

Navarrete had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gonzalez. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Emanuel Navarrete and Joet Gonzalez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Navarrete was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 months earlier than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 64 more professional rounds, totaling 246 compared to Gonzalez's 182.

Joet Gonzalez was ranked number 1 by the WBO in the 126lb division.

Navarrete vs Gonzalez form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ruben Villa on October 9, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Victor Uriel Lopez on June 20, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Before that, he had won against 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.

He had beaten Francisco Horta on December 7, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Auditorio GNP Seguros, Puebla, Mexico.

Joet Gonzalez had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Shakur Stevenson on October 26, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Manuel Avila on July 13, 2019, by knockout in the 6th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Going into that contest, he had won against Rodrigo Guerrero on March 30, 2019, by knockout at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Before that, he had defeated Javier Gallo on December 8, 2018, by knockout at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

He had beaten Rolando Magbanua on March 22, 2018, by knockout at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Emanuel Navarrete had been fighting more than Joet Gonzalez.

Going into this contest, Emanuel Navarrete had last fought 5 months and 21 days ago, while Joet Gonzalez's last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 19 days ago.

Navarrete's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

Gonzalez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 17 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 Gonzalez 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 Gonzalez?

The ESPN+ show began at 8:25 PM EST / 5:25 PM PST. The Sky Sports Arena broadcast of the card started at 4:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Navarrete vs Gonzalez?

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