Emanuel Navarrete and Oscar Valdez square off live on ESPN+ from Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, AZ on Saturday, August 12. Two days before the event, the fighters host the final pre-fight press conference, preview their bout and go face to face.
In Australia, the event airs live on Sunday, August 13.
The contest features three-weight world champion Navarrete (37-1, 31 KOs) of San Juan Zitlaltepec defending his WBO junior lightweight title against fellow-Mexican and two-division world champion Valdez (31-1, 23 KOs) of Nogales. The bout is scheduled for twelve rounds.
In the co-main event, undefeated 2016 Mexican Olympian Lindolfo Delgado (17-0, 13 KOs) of Linares, Nuevo Leon goes up against his compatriot Jair Valtierra (16-2, 8 KOs) of Leon, Guanajuato. The bout is scheduled for ten rounds at junior welterweight.
In the main card opener, U.S. Olympic silver medalist Richard Torrez Jr (5-0, 5 KOs) of Tulare, California takes on Willie Jake Jr (11-3-2, 3 KOs) of Indianapolis, Indiana. The contest is scheduled for six rounds at heavyweight.
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