Emanuel Navarrete will face Liam Wilson for a vacant 130-pound title Friday in Glendale, Arizona, on ESPN and ESPN+.
EMANUEL NAVARRETE (36-1, 30 KOS) VS. LIAM WILSON (11-1, 7 KOS)
- Date: Friday, Feb. 3
- Time: 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT (principal occasion later in present)
- The place: Desert Diamond Enviornment, Glendale, Arizona
- TV/Stream: ESPN, ESPN+
- Division: Junior lightweights (130 kilos)
- At stake: Vacant WBO title
- Pound-for-pound rating: None
- Odds: Navarrete 11½-1 favourite (common of a number of shops)
- Additionally on the cardboard: Arnold Barboza vs. Jose Pedraza, junior welterweights; Andres Cortes vs. Luis Melendez, junior lightweights; Xavier Martinez vs. Yohan Vasquez, junior lightweights
- Prediction: Navarrete KO 9
- Background: Navarrete has already conquered two divisions. Now the 28-year-old Mexican goes for a 3rd. He’ll be making his debut at 130 kilos when he faces Wilson for the vacant WBO title, which might give him belts in each the featherweight and junior light-weight divisions concurrently. He’s not ranked by the WBO. He acquired the chance to struggle for the 130-pound title as a result of he holds a 126-pound belt. The high-volume puncher reportedly gained’t decide on the load at which he’ll struggle long run till after the struggle on Friday. Navarrete hasn’t misplaced since he was outpointed in his fifth skilled struggle, in 2012. He was final within the ring this previous August, when he stopped Eduardo Baez in six rounds. Wilson is taking a major step up in opposition. He’s an obscure Australian who has solely 12 professional bouts and has by no means fought exterior his native nation. The WBO’s No. 3 contender has gained two consecutive fights since he was knocked out in 5 rounds by Filipino Joe Noynay in July 2021. Wilson is tall for the division, 5-foot-9.
