Three-division world champion Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete is prepared for an all-Mexican conflict.
Navarrete places his WBO junior light-weight world title on the road towards former two-division world champion Oscar Valdez on Saturday, August 12, at Desert Diamond Enviornment in Glendale, Arizona.
Navarrete-Valdez, Raymond Muratalla-Diego Torres and Richard Torrez Jr.-Willie Jake Jr. will probably be broadcast stay on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
Promoted by High Rank, tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com.
Navarrete (37-1, 31 KOs), the preventing satisfaction of San Juan Zitlaltepec, captured the WBO junior featherweight world title by defeating Isaac Dogboe in December 2018.
After 5 defenses, he moved as much as featherweight and defeated Ruben Villa for the vacant WBO title in October 2020. The 28-year-old defended his crown towards Christopher Diaz, Joet Gonzalez, and Eduardo Baez. In February, he grew to become a three-division world champion with a ninth-round knockout victory over Liam Wilson.
Valdez (31-1, 23 KOs), from Nogales, represented Mexico on the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. The 32-year-old captured his first world title in July 2016 with a second-round stoppage win over Matias Rueda. In February 2021, he grew to become a two-division world champion with a Tenth-round knockout towards Miguel Berchelt.
Valdez suffered his first loss to Shakur Stevenson in April 2022 and is coming off a unanimous choice victory towards Adam Lopez in Might.
After a current coaching session at The BXNG Membership in San Diego, that is what Navarrete mentioned:
“The coaching camp has been intense. The preparation was very robust. Luckily, we have been capable of carry it out fairly effectively. I had at all times executed issues in a standard method, however now now we have included a bodily coach, Francisco Javier Orozco. This battle with Valdez merited that change, and I’ll come into this battle significantly better bodily.”
“Profitable this battle would enhance my profession considerably. Personally, I’d really feel full. What has been lacking in my profession is exactly a victory towards somebody like Valdez. It might fill me with satisfaction to be a part of such an iconic battle between Mexicans and are available out victorious.”
“Individuals know that I throw a whole lot of punches and that I’m at all times in engaging fights. Now, with Valdez, I consider it will likely be twice as spectacular. Valdez is a fighter who doesn’t maintain again. We at all times see him transferring ahead and throwing punches.”
“He says he’s going to knock my head off, however let’s see whose head comes off first. Let’s see what Valdez has to supply, and let’s see how a lot he can endure and the way a lot I can endure, too.”
