Emanuel Navarrete vs. Oscar Valdez 2 each weighed in as we speak for his or her headliner on Saturday, and Rafael Espinoza and Robeisy Ramirez additionally weighed in efficiently for his or her chief assist bout on the Footprint Heart in Phoenix, Arizona.
(Credit score: Prime Rank)
In the course of the face-off, Valdez, 33, had a glance of fear on his face, as if he is aware of he’s up towards it, and heading in the direction of one other one-sided loss to Navarrete. By now, Valdez is conscious that the oddsmakers have Navarrete as the favourite, and the boxing public see him as dominating as soon as once more. That must be bothering Valdez as a result of he was virtually depressed as we speak on the weigh-in.
WBO tremendous featherweight champion Navarrete (38-2-1, 31 KOs) seemed in higher form on Friday than in his final two fights towards Denys Berinchyk and Robson Conceicao. He was fats across the midsection for each of these fights and fortunate to not have misplaced each.
Many followers imagine Navarrte deserved a loss in each of these matches as an alternative of simply the Berinchyk.
In the course of the last press convention on Thursday, Valdez (32-2, 24 KOs) mentioned that that is the “Most vital struggle of my profession,” and he’s not kidding. The best way he acquired dominated by Navarrete the final time they fought on August 12, 2023, he can not afford one other loss in the identical method.
WBO featherweight champion Rafael Espinoza (25-0, 21 KOs) seemed like a large staring down on the 5’6″ two-time Olympic gold medalist Robeisy Ramirez (14-2, 9 KOs) through the face-off. Espinoza already beat Robeisy as soon as, profitable a 12-round majority choice on December ninth final yr, and he’s acquired a superb opportunity of doing it once more.
Compete weights
– Emauel Navarrete 129.9 vs. Oscar Valdez 130
– Rafael Espinoza 125.7 vs. Robeisy Ramirez 125.6
– Lindolfo Delgado 139.9 vs. Jackson Marinez 139.2
– Richard Torrez Jr. 236.6 vs. Issac Munoz 252.1
– Albert Gonzalez 127.2 vs. Gerardo Antonio Perez 127.7
– Steven Navarro 115.6 vs. Gabriel Bernardi 115.4
– Giovani Santillan 147.9 vs. Fredrick Lawson 146.3
– Artwork Barrera Jr. 149.4 vs. Juan Carlos Campos Medina 149.7
– Cesar Morales 136.3 vs. Kevin Mosquera 136.4
– DJ Zamora 131.3 vs. Roman Ruben Reynoso 131.9
