In a predictable consequence, WBO tremendous featherweight champion Emanuel Navarrete (39-2-1, 32 KOs) made quick work of challenger Oscar Valdez (32-2, 24 KOs), knocking him out with a robust physique shot within the sixth spherical in the principle occasion of their rematch on Saturday evening on the Footprint Heart in Phoenix, Arizona.
Valdez, 33, was out of his depth from spherical one, getting knocked down with a left hand to the highest of his head within the last seconds. The one-sided beatdown continued within the fourth, with Navarrete unloading with a barrage of punches that despatched Valdez down close to the tip of the spherical. Valdez protested the Knockdown, however the referee wasn’t shopping for it. The replays confirmed that he’d gone down from a punch after being surprised by a tough shot moments earlier than by Navarrete.
Within the final 30 seconds of the fifth spherical, Navarrete linked with an amazing Left Hook that despatched Valdez’s mouthpiece flying into the group.
Valdez went for broke firstly of the sixth, attacking Navarrete in a reckless method, not taking displaying any warning. Navarrete took benefit of Valdez’s aggression to drop him with a wonderfully positioned left to the physique. Valdez was too damage to beat the rely and combat was stopped at 2:42 of the sixth.
Navarrete seemed significantly larger than Valdez tonight, showing to be a minimum of 10 lbs heavier and appeared fats across the midsection. Valdez ought to have boxed Navarrete as his final two opponents, Denys Berinchyk and Robson Conceicao, did. He would have had a greater likelihood going for a knockout late than attacking whereas he was nonetheless contemporary within the sixth.
Rafael Espinoza Stops Robeisy Ramirez
Within the co-feature, WBO featherweight champion Rafael Espinoza (27-0, 23 KOs) knocked out Robeisy Ramirez (14-3, 9 KOs) within the sixth spherical of their rematch. Robeisy stop within the sixth after being hit on his proper eye from a proper hand by the 6’1″ Espinoza.
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Instantly after being hit, Robeisy waved his left hand within the eye, signaling to the referee that he didn’t want to proceed. The time of the stoppage was at 0:12 of spherical six. He stated he had double imaginative and prescient and had been elbowed by Espinoza two rounds earlier within the fourth. Replays confirmed that Ramirez had been elbowed, nevertheless it didn’t look dangerous. There was no swelling on his proper eye till the sixth spherical, when he stop after being hit by a proper from Espinoza.
Robeisy’s proper eye swelled rapidly throughout the post-fight interview contained in the ring.
