Who won Navarrete vs Valdez?
Emanuel Navarrete beat Oscar Valdez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 12th August 2023 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale.
The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 118-110, 116-112 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.
Also, on the undercard Richard Torrez Jr was victorious over Willie Jake Jr and Lindolfo Delgado beat Denilson Jair Valtierra.
Navarrete vs Valdez stats
Back in August 2023, Emanuel Navarrete stepped into the ring with a record of 37 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.
Oscar Valdez made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.
Emanuel Navarrete was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.
Navarrete had a height advantage of 2 inches over Valdez. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.
Both Emanuel Navarrete & Oscar Valdez fought out of an orthodox stance.
Navarrete was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 8 months earlier than Valdez, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 228 to Valdez's 214.
Oscar Valdez was ranked number 1 by the WBO in the 130lb division.
Navarrete vs Valdez form
Navarrete had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Liam Wilson on 3rd February 2023 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States.
Previous to that, he had won against Eduardo Baez on 20th August 2022 by knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, California.
Going into that contest, he had beat Joet Gonzalez on 15th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, California.
Before that, he had defeated 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.
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.
Valdez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Adam Lopez on 20th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Shakur Stevenson on 30th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight, WBO World Junior Lightweight and The Ring Junior Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Robson Conceicao on 10th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Casino Del Sol, Arizona.
Before that, he had beat Miguel Berchelt on 20th February 2021 by knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.
He had won against Jayson Velez on 21st July 2020 by technical knockout in the 10th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Emanuel Navarrete had been fighting more than Oscar Valdez.
Going to this contest, Emanuel Navarrete had last fought 6 months and 9 days ago, while Oscar Valdez's last outing had been 2 months and 23 days ago.
Navarrete's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.
Valdez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.
What time did Navarrete vs Valdez 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 BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Navarrete vs Valdez?
The ESPN show is expected to begin at 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card is expected to start at 1:00 AM (GTM).
What were the odds on Navarrete vs Valdez?
Emanuel Navarrete was a 11/8 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Oscar Valdez made his way into the ring at 4/7 (-180) with oddsmakers.
