Navarrete vs Suarez

Who won Navarrete vs Suarez?

Emanuel Navarrete beat Charly Suarez by technical decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday, May 10th, 2025, at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

The scorecards were announced as 77-76, 78-75, 77-76 in favor of winner Emanuel Navarrete.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

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

Navarrete was making his 5th defense of the WBO World Junior Lightweight Championship. He won this belt against Liam Wilson in February 2023. He had held this belt for 2 years, 3 months and 25 days.

Also on the undercard Raymond Muratalla was victorious over Zaur Abdullaev for the IBF Interim World Lightweight championship, Sebastian Hernandez Reyes beat Azat Hovhannisyan, Andres Cortes defeated Salvador Jimenez, and Giovani Santillan was victorious over Angel Beltran Villa.

Navarrete vs Suarez stats

Emanuel Navarrete stepped into the ring with a record of 39 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 32 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Charly Suarez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 18 wins and 0 draws, with 10 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Navarrete had a large advantage in power over Suarez, boasting a 82% knockout percentage compared to Suarez's 56%.

Emanuel Navarrete was the younger man by 6 years, at 30 years old.

Navarrete had a height advantage of 1 inch over Suarez. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Emanuel Navarrete and Charly Suarez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Navarrete was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 years earlier than Suarez, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 123 more professional rounds, totaling 254 compared to Suarez's 131.

Charly Suarez was ranked number 1 by the WBO in the 130lb division.

Navarrete vs Suarez form

Navarrete had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Oscar Valdez on December 7, 2024, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Footprint Center, Phoenix, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Denys Berinchyk on May 18, 2024, by split decision in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Going into that 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.

Before 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.

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.

Activity check

Navarrete's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

Suarez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Navarrete vs Suarez 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 Suarez?

The ESPN show began at 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Navarrete vs Suarez?

Emanuel Navarrete was a 1/4 (-400) favorite going into the contest, while Charly Suarez made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.