Who won Navarrete vs Gonzalez?

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

Emanuel Navarrete stepped into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 29 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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 knock out.

The stats suggested Navarrete had a large advantage in power over Gonzalez, boosting at 85% knock out percentage over Gonzalez's 58%.

Emanuel Navarrete was the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

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

Both Emanuel Navarrete & 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 29 more professional rounds, 189 to Gonzalez's 160.

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 Isaac Dogboe on 8th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Jose Sanmartin on 2nd June 2018 by knockout in the 12th round at Arena José Sulaimán, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had beat Breilor Teran on 10th March 2018 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Domo Sindicato de Trabajadores IMSS, Distrito Federal.

Before that, he had won against Glenn Porras on 20th January 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Domo Sindicato de Trabajadores IMSS, Distrito Federal.

He had beat Danny Flores on 28th October 2017 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Domo Sindicato de Trabajadores IMSS, Distrito Federal.

Activity check

Navarrete's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

Gonzalez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.3 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 is expected to begin at 8:25 PM EST / 5:25 PM PST. The Sky Sports Arena broadcast of the card is expected to start at 4:00 AM (BTS).

What were the odds on Navarrete vs Gonzalez?

Emanuel Navarrete was a (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Joet Gonzalez made his way into the ring at (+100) with oddsmakers.