When is Vargas vs Navarrete?
Rey Vargas could take on Emanuel Navarrete in Summer 2024 in the United States.
The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 KG).
Vargas vs Navarrete stats
Rey Vargas would step into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 22 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Emanuel Navarrete would make his way to the ring with a record of 38 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 31 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggest Navarrete would have a large advantage in power over Vargas, boosting at 82% knock out percentage over Vargas' 61%.
Rey Vargas is the older man by 4 years, at 33 years old.
Vargas has a height advantage of 1 inch over Navarrete. Despite this, Navarrete has 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Rey Vargas & Emanuel Navarrete fight out of an orthodox stance.
Vargas is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 less fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Navarrete, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 18 more professional rounds, 246 to Navarrete's 228.
Vargas vs Navarrete form
Rey Vargas has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he drew Nick Ball on 8th March 2024 by split draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by O’Shaquie Foster on 11th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio, United States.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Mark Magsayo on 9th July 2022 by split decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio.
Before that, he had beat Leonardo Baez on 6th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.
He had won against Tomoki Kameda on 13th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.
Navarrete has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight, he drew Robson Conceicao on 16th November 2023 by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had beat Oscar Valdez on 12th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.
Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.
Before 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.
He had defeated Joet Gonzalez on 15th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, California.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Emanuel Navarrete has been fighting more than Rey Vargas.
Rey Vargas last fought 4 months and 18 days ago, while Emanuel Navarrete's last outing was 8 months and 10 days ago.
Vargas' last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.6 rounds on average.
Navarrete's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.8 rounds on average.
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