WBO tremendous featherweight champion Emanuel Navarrete and challenger Oscar Valdez each weighed in efficiently at Friday’s weigh-in for his or her rematch this Saturday night time on the Footprint Middle in Phoenix, Arizona.
(Credit score: High Rank)
Navarrete (38-2-1, 31 KOs) will face Valdez (32-2, 24 KOs) for the second time and will probably be attempting to duplicate the identical domination that he did a 12 months in the past when he got here near blanking him in a 12-round unanimous resolution.
On ESPN & ESPN+ at 10:30 p.m. ET – Weights:
– Emauel Navarrete 129.9 vs. Oscar Valdez 130
– Rafael Espinoza 125.7 vs. Robeisy Ramirez 125.6
(ESPN+ at 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT
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
Barrera Favors Espinoza Over Robeisy
“After talking to them, they each stated that the perfect model of themselves would present up for the rematch. I’m stunned at that as a result of each visited the canvas in the course of the first struggle,” stated Marco Antonio Barrera to High Rank Boxing, speaking concerning the Rafael Espinoza vs. Robeisy Ramirez within the co-feature bout on Saturday night time.
“You don’t often see that when you might have a Mexico vs. Cuban struggle and a rematch. In my coronary heart, as a result of I’m a Mexican, I wouldn’t see it as 50-50. I’d see it as 48-52,” stated Barrera, favoring Espinoza to win in opposition to Ramirez.
This can be a dimension factor. Espinoza is large for the 126-lb division, and Robeisy appears like he’s extra of a bantamweight subsequent to him. He doesn’t have the scale or the work charge to take care of Espinoza’s high-volume fashion.
“In that struggle, it’s 50-50. They’re each Mexicans,” stated Barrera about the primary occasion struggle between WBO tremendous featherweight champion Emanuel Navarrete and Oscar Valdez. “The one which does must make changes is Oscar Valdez.”
Barrera has received it proper. The previous two-division world champion Valdez might want to make a whole lot of changes to win the rematch as a result of he was fully dominated by Navarrete final 12 months on August 12, 2023. Navarrete gained by the scores 119-109, 118-110 and 116-112. The extra correct rating of these three was the 119-109.
Can Valdez Upset Navarrete?
At most, Valdez appeared to win one spherical, and it was a miracle that his nook didn’t cease the struggle as a result of he was by no means at any stage. It’s not that Navarrete has higher expertise than him.
It’s the scale. He’s a lot larger, stronger, and has the next work charge. Towards Robson Conceicao and Denys Berincyn, fighters nearer to Navarrete’s dimension, he was outboxed by each.
“We all know that Emanuel Navarrete has a really tough fashion. When he backs up, he’s very lengthy. We all know it’s going to be very tough for him [Valdez] to take care of that. As a result of this struggle will probably be very totally different, Valdez must have a plan A, B, and C,” stated Barrera.
