Emanuel Navarrete and Oscar Valdez squared off in the main event live on ESPN from Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, AZ on Saturday, August 12. The all-Mexican contest featured three-division world champion defending his WBO junior lightweight title against two-division world champion.
The scheduled for 12 rounds world championship bout went the full distance and produced fireworks. In the end, one judge scored the fight 116-112, another judge had 118-110 and the third judge gave 119-109, all in favor of “Vaquero”.
With the victory by unanimous decision, 28-year-old Emanuel Navarrete of San Juan Zitlaltepec, Distrito Federal improved to 38-1, 31 KOs and made the first successful defense of the belt that he landed in February via ninth-round stoppage of Liam Wilson. 32-year-old Oscar Valdez of Nogales, Sonora dropped to 31-2, 23 KOs and suffered his second career defeat.
In Australia, the event aired live on Sunday, August 13.
Check out Emanuel Navarrete vs Oscar Valdez full fight video highlights below.
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Oscar Valdez makes his ring walk.
Time to join the legends ???@OscarValdez56 | #NavarreteValdez pic.twitter.com/txJg9B3bqA
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) August 13, 2023
Here comes Emanuel Navarrete.
Back in the saddle again ??#NavarreteValdez | @ESPN pic.twitter.com/sjWZS1nGxw
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) August 13, 2023
Navarrete lands.
VALDEZ IS HURT EARLY ?#NavarreteValdez | @ESPN pic.twitter.com/u1sqGz7aqO
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) August 13, 2023
Valdez corner.
Navarrete leaving damage after five: pic.twitter.com/4ZDJJ9j1uk
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) August 13, 2023
Half way through.
We go ringside at the midway point ? pic.twitter.com/mA4gFJoJF7
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) August 13, 2023
Valdez scores.
Valdez connects on his biggest shot so far ? pic.twitter.com/yI5uqkksIP
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) August 13, 2023
ANOTHER MOMENT FOR VALDEZ ? pic.twitter.com/iyJNlRyJ5P
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) August 13, 2023
Exchange.
WHERE LEGENDS ARE MADE. pic.twitter.com/fMCp1RMFyA
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) August 13, 2023
PHONE BOOTH FIGHT FOR THE STRAP ?? ? pic.twitter.com/uLXmjs1iN4
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) August 13, 2023
Valdez.
Warrior. pic.twitter.com/dKc7i7MsDJ
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) August 13, 2023
Till the very last bell.
Enoy the final ten seconds of the Battle of Mexico ? pic.twitter.com/axbKpGHym9
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) August 13, 2023
Verdict.
A ride we won’t soon forget ? pic.twitter.com/rnLtZC6VCg
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) August 13, 2023
Post-fight.
An honor to witness ?
Valdez & Navarrete share a moment after the Fight of the Year ? pic.twitter.com/3yXBXNPF6I
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) August 13, 2023
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