Navarrete vs Valdez

Who won Navarrete vs Valdez?

Emanuel Navarrete beat Oscar Valdez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, August 12th, 2023, at Desert Diamond Arena, 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.

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 20 days.

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 29 years old.

Navarrete had a height advantage of 2 inches over Valdez. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Emanuel Navarrete and 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 27 more professional rounds, totaling 254 compared to Valdez's 227.

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 February 3, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Eduardo Baez on August 20, 2022, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, California.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Joet Gonzalez on October 15, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, California.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

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.

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 May 20, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Shakur Stevenson on April 30, 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 September 10, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Casino Del Sol, Arizona.

Before that, he had beaten Miguel Berchelt on February 20, 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 July 21, 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 into 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, which means he had been fighting approximately 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 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 Valdez?

Emanuel Navarrete was a 5/4 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Oscar Valdez made his way into the ring at 4/7 (-180) with oddsmakers.