When is Navarrete vs Wood?
Emanuel Navarrete could square off against Leigh Wood in Summer 2025 the United States.
The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).
Navarrete vs Wood stats
Emanuel Navarrete would step into the ring with a record of 40 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 32 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Leigh Wood would make his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggest Navarrete would have an advantage in power over Wood, with a 80% knockout percentage compared to Wood's 61%.
Emanuel Navarrete is the younger man by 6 years, at 30 years old.
Navarrete has a 5-inch reach advantage.
Both Emanuel Navarrete and Leigh Wood fight out of an orthodox stance.
Navarrete is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 months later than Wood, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 75 more professional rounds, totaling 254 compared to Wood's 179.
Navarrete vs Wood form
Navarrete has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight, he won against Charly Suarez on May 10, 2025, by technical decision in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against Oscar Valdez on December 7, 2024, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Footprint Center, Phoenix.
Going into that contest, 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.
Before that, 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.
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.
Wood has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight, he lost to Anthony Cacace on May 10, 2025, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had defeated Josh Warrington on October 7, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.
Going into that contest, he had won against Mauricio Lara on May 27, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.
Before that, he had lost to Mauricio Lara on February 18, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham.
He had defeated Michael Conlan on March 12, 2022, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Emanuel Navarrete has been fighting more than Leigh Wood.
Emanuel Navarrete last fought 2 months and 11 days ago, while Leigh Wood's last outing was 2 months and 11 days ago.
Navarrete's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 9 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10 rounds on average.
Wood's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.4 rounds on average.
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