Navarrete vs Wilson

Who won Navarrete vs Wilson?

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

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, 5 months and 2 days.

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 a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Emanuel Navarrete and 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 129 more professional rounds, totaling 254 compared to Wilson's 125.

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 August 20, 2022, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, California, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Christopher Diaz on April 24, 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 October 9, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

He had beaten Victor Uriel Lopez on June 20, 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, which means he had been fighting approximately 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 began at 6:25 PM EST / 3:25 PM PST. The Sky Sports Arena broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Navarrete vs Wilson?

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