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The fight goes down in Arizona this Saturday.
Emanuel Navarrete faces former world champion Oscar Valdez on Saturday night in Glendale, Arizona.
Navarrete won his last fight, when he beat Liam Wilson by stoppage in February earlier this year, to defend his WBO super featherweight strap.
Valdez lost his WBC strap to Shakur Stevenson in April 2022, but returned to winning ways as he defeated Adam Lopez in Las Vegas this May.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Navarrete vs. Valdez.
Emanuel Navarrete vs Oscar Valdez Fight Date, Start Time
Date: Saturday, August 12
Time: 8 p.m. ET / 12 a.m. UK
Main event ringwalks (approx): 11 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. UK
The event is set to start at 8 p.m. ET / 12 a.m. UK. The headline event should start around 11 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. UK, but times may change depending on the length of fights on the undercard.
Navarrete vs Valdez Prediction
This contest is scheduled for twelve rounds, and I ultimately do not see this contest going all the way.
I foresee good value in seeking out online sports betting on this fight not going the distance (+170) and Valdez winning via KO or TKO (+450).
Pick: Oscar Valdez (-170)
Emanuel Navarrete’s Betting Outlook vs Valdez
Navarrete was supposed to face Valdez in February but an injury to the latter led to Navarrete winning the then-vacant WBO title versus a replacement opponent.
The two men finally are set to fight in a bout that’s tremendously important to the sweet science community but also to the nation of Mexico which both represent.
The three-division champion looks to carve out his legacy within his newest weight category and the 28-year-old Navarrete sees this next one as an iconic fight.
Navarrete has heaped a lot of respect on Valdez’s combat cache and the defending champ has stated that this is the kind of legacy-bolstering bout that he needs.
These 130-pounders clash with Navarrete hoping to notch the first defense of this title while conversely, Valdez looks to regain some form of a world title in this weight class.
Oscar Valdez’s Betting Outlook vs Navarrete
Valdez recently rebounded from the lone loss of his professional boxing career and looks to add another big name to his resume on Saturday night.
The former two-weight division world champion and former two-time Olympian faces off here with a highly skilled champion boxer who has abundantly clear physical advantages over him, reach-wise.
Both men here are regarded among the pound-for-pound best action fighters within the sport today. The idea that the ringside judges will not play a role in the verdict of this one would seem to interplay with that.
Emanuel Navarrete vs Oscar Valdez Fight Card
Emanuel Navarrete vs. Oscar Valdez, 12 rounds, for Navarrete’s WBO junior lightweight title
Raymond Muratalla vs. Diego Torres, 10 rounds, lightweights
Richard Torrez Jr. vs. Willie Jake Jr., 6 rounds, heavyweights
Lindolfo Delgado vs. Jair Valtierra, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
Emiliano Vargas vs. Jorge Marquez Alvarado, 4 rounds, lightweights
Sergio Rodriguez vs. Eduardo Ayala, 6 rounds, super middleweights
Ricardo Ruvalcaba vs. Adam Kipenga, 6 rounds, junior welterweights
Antonio Mireles vs. Dajuan Calloway, 6 rounds, heavyweights
