Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete and Óscar Valdez will meet for the WBO Super Featherweight title on December 7 in Phoenix.
PHOENIX, Arizona. – Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete and Óscar Valdez will face each other for the second time andSaturday December 7 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Super Featherweight title.
This second chapter of the rivalry between Navarrete and Valdez It comes just over a year after his first fight, in which “Vaquero” won with a wide unanimous decision.
Valdez (32-2, 24 KO’s) earned the right to a rematch after becoming interim champion of WBO Super Featherweight by defeating Liam Wilson in March of this year.
For his part, Navarrete (38-2-1, 31 KO’s) tried to win the Lightweight title of the WBO, but was defeated by Denys Berinchyk last May.
another revenge
In addition to the stellar fight between Navarrete and Valdez, the card will include another expected rematch: Rafael “Divino” Espinoza He will face Robeisy Ramírez again for the WBO Featherweight championship.
In their first meeting, Espinoza defeated Cuban Robeisy Ramírez in December 2023, taking the 126-pound belt after a close majority decision. During that fight, Espinoza (25-0, 21 KO’s) fell in the fifth round, but recovered and sent Ramírez to the canvas in the 12th round, securing the victory.