Navarrete vs Horta

Who won Navarrete vs Horta?

Emanuel Navarrete beat Francisco Horta by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, December 7th, 2019, at Auditorio GNP Seguros, Puebla.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This contest was for the WBO super bantamweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Ancajas vs Gonzalez for the IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship.

Navarrete vs Horta stats

Back in December 2019, Emanuel Navarrete stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 25 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Francisco Horta made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Navarrete had a massive power advantage over Horta, boasting a 86% knockout percentage compared to Horta's 50%.

Emanuel Navarrete was the younger man by 2 years, at 25 years old.

Horta had a height advantage of 1 inch over Navarrete. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Emanuel Navarrete and Francisco Horta fought out of an orthodox stance.

Navarrete was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year later than Horta, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 91 more professional rounds, totaling 240 compared to Horta's 149.

Francisco Horta was ranked number 13 by the WBO in the 122lb division.

Navarrete vs Horta 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 won against Juan Miguel Elorde on September 14, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Francisco De Vaca on August 17, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Banc of California Stadium, California.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Isaac Dogboe on May 11, 2019, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Convention Center, Tucson.

Before that, he had defeated Isaac Dogboe on December 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had won against Jose Sanmartin on June 2, 2018, by knockout in the 12th round at Arena José Sulaimán, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Activity check

Navarrete's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Navarrete vs Horta start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Auditorio GNP Seguros, Puebla, Mexico, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Navarrete vs Horta?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Navarrete vs Horta?

Emanuel Navarrete was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Francisco Horta made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.