Navarrete vs Wilson

Who won Navarrete vs Wilson?

Emanuel Navarrete beat Liam Wilson by technical knockout in the 9th round on Friday 3rd February 2023 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale.

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.

Also, on the undercard Arnold Barboza Jr beat Jose Pedraza, Andres Cortes defeated Luis Melendez, Lindolfo Delgado was victorious over Clarence Booth, Lindolfo Delgado beat Clarence Booth, Richard Torrez Jr defeated James Bryant and Nico Ali Walsh was victorious over Eduardo Ayala.

Navarrete vs Wilson stats

Back in February 2023, Emanuel Navarrete stepped into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Liam Wilson made his way to the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Emanuel Navarrete was the older man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Wilson had a height advantage of 2 inches over Navarrete. Despite this, he had 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Emanuel Navarrete & Liam Wilson fought out of an orthodox stance.

Navarrete was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 25 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 years and 7 months earlier than Wilson, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 131 more professional rounds, 228 to Wilson's 97.

Liam Wilson was ranked number 3 by the WBO in the 130lb division.

Navarrete vs Wilson form

Navarrete had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Eduardo Baez on 20th August 2022 by knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, California, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Joet Gonzalez on 15th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, California.

Going into that contest, he had beat Christopher Diaz on 24th April 2021 by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Silver Spurs Arena, Kissimmee.

Before that, he had won against Ruben Villa on 9th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

He had beat Victor Uriel Lopez on 20th June 2020 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Activity check

Navarrete's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Wilson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Navarrete vs Wilson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Navarrete vs Wilson?

The ESPN+ show is expected to begin at 6:25 PM EST / 3:25 PM PST. The Sky Sports Arena broadcast of the card is expected to start at 2:00 AM (BTS).

What were the odds on Navarrete vs Wilson?

Emanuel Navarrete was a 1/10 (-1100) favourite going into the contest, while Liam Wilson made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+620) with oddsmakers.