WBO tremendous featherweight champion Emanuel Navarrete says he’s not going to point out any “respect” for Oscar Valdez of their rematch this Saturday, December seventh. Navarrete (38-2-1, 31 KOs) already beat Valdez (32-2, 24 KOs) as soon as with ease, and for him, it’s only a easy matter of duplicating his efforts of their second combat.
No Respect For Valdez
A combat that’s seen as a business-level one, not a sporting one; Navarrete already proved he’s on one other stage than Valdez, and nothing is anticipated to alter within the unnecessary rematch.
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Valdez, 33, and his group have supposedly corrected errors he made in his 12-round unanimous choice loss to Navarrete a 12 months in the past on August 12, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona. The previous two-division world champion Valdez got here near getting shutout in that loss, shedding by the scores 119-109, 118-110, and 116-112.
It was a troublesome defeat for Valdez as a result of he says he’d been 100% assured entering into. However no matter he tried, it didn’t work. He says he’s improved since, nevertheless it’s laborious to take him at his phrase as a result of he was so overmatched within the earlier combat.
Boxing followers don’t see any level on this rematch, and so they’d want it to not occur. It’s a foul matchup for Valdez. A combat that followers need to see is Navarrete taking up these fighters:
– Rafael Espinoza: WBO 126-lb champion
– Robeisy Ramirez
– Eduardo ‘Sugar’ Nunez
– Anthony Cacace: IBF 130-lb champ
– O’Shaquie Foster: WBC
– Lamont Roach: WBA champ
– William Zepeda
– Nick Ball
– Brandon Figueroa
– Raymond Ford
Followers want to see Navarrete combat any of these fighters relatively than operating it again in opposition to Valdez, a man he simply beat only a 12 months in the past.
Navarrete-Valdez 2 will happen on the Footprint Middle in Phoenix, Arizona. It will likely be proven on ESPN and ESPN+ at 10:30 p.m. ET/ 7:30 p.m. PT.
“A Dream Come True”
“This time, it’s going to be a very good combat. I already fought him. I do know what he’s bought. Awkward photographs, he comes ahead and doesn’t give off,” mentioned Oscar Valdez to Prime Rank Boxing, speaking a couple of combat between him and Emanuel Navarrete. “I bought to win this combat, come again, and it’s going to be a dream come true.
“We all know what to do. We’ve put within the work, and now it’s time to point out it on December seventh. I don’t want extra motivation than I have already got. I’ve an opportunity to redeem my loss. Getting a rematch is simply as motivating as it might probably get.
“Now, it’s time to step it up and to win. I’m locked and loaded. There’s nothing right here that may make me lose focus. Outdoors of the ring, you may be gents. Contained in the ring, there’s no respect,” mentioned Valdez.
The easiest way for Valdez to win is to duplicate the performances of Robson Conceicao and Denys Berinchyk, who each turned in in opposition to Navarrete. Conceicao was robbed of a win, however Berinchyk got here out victorious.
“There’s little time left earlier than the combat, and also you begin to really feel the nerves,” mentioned Navarrete. “I don’t wish to trip with my opponents. I respect my opponents so much. My principal instilled in me. I do know I don’t acquire something by offending them.
“I all the time present numerous respect. However within the ring, it’s totally different. I do what I’ve to do to stroll away victorious. Outdoors of that, there’s nothing,” mentioned Navarrete.
It’s going to be fascinating to see what sort of bodily form Navarrete is in for this combat as a result of he regarded fats in his 12-round break up choice loss to Berinchyk earlier this 12 months on Could 18th in San Diego. He regarded the identical in his controversial 12-round draw in opposition to Conceicao on November 16, 2023, in Las Vegas. Navarrete clearly deserved a loss in that combat, however the judges gave him a draw.
