Navarrete vs Horta

Who won Navarrete vs Horta?

Emanuel Navarrete beat Francisco Horta by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday 7th December 2019 at Auditorio GNP Seguros in 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 the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Navarrete had a massive power advantage over Horta, boosting at 86% knock out percentage over Horta's 50%.

Emanuel Navarrete was the younger man by 1 year, at 25 years old.

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

Both Emanuel Navarrete & 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 79 more professional rounds, 228 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 14th September 2019 by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Francisco De Vaca on 17th August 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 beat Isaac Dogboe on 11th May 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 8th December 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 2nd June 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Francisco Horta made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.