Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-08-12, great boxing match: Emanuel Navarrete vs Oscar Valdez gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2023).
Valdez vs Navarrete is scheduled to take place Saturday, August 12th, at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale (Arizona, USA), in a 12-round super featherweight (130 lbs, 59.0 kg) bout; it is the main event of the evening and it is valid for the WBO world super-featherweight title (Navarrete’s first defense) – they also faced each other a second time on December 7th, 2024 (Emanuel Navarrete vs Oscar Valdez 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Emanuel Navarrete record
The world champ in three different weight classes Emanuel Navarrete entered this fight with a professional record of 37-1-0 (31 KOs=84%) and he is ranked as the No.2 super featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is O’Shaquie Foster).
He suffered his only loss when he faced Daniel Argueta in 2012, since then he has won 32 consecutive fights beating Joet Gonzalez (4-stars bout, Emanuel Navarrete vs Joet Gonzalez), Eduardo Baez (Emanuel Navarrete vs Eduardo Baez) and Liam Wilson in his last three (Emanuel Navarrete vs Liam Wilson).
But if you want to watch one of Navarrete’s best fights, here is a match ranked in the top 10 Users’ boxing Fights of the Year 2021: Emanuel Navarrete vs Christopher Diaz.
Navarrete’s next fight: Emanuel Navarrete vs Robson Conceicao
Oscar Valdez record
His opponent, the former Olympian and world champ in two different weight classes Oscar Valdez, has a boxing record of 31-1-0 (23 knockouts) and he entered as the No.5 in the super featherweight division.
In his last three fights he has beat Robson Conceicao (Oscar Valdez vs Robson Conceicao) and Adam Lopez (Oscar Valdez vs Adam Lopez 2), but between these two he suffered his only professional lose, against Shakur Stevenson (Oscar Valdez vs Shakur Stevenson).
Among the best bouts of Valdez we suggest two bouts rated with four stars:
- Oscar Valdez vs Miguel Marriaga (also ranked in the top 10 Users’ boxing Fights of the Year 2017),
- Miguel Berchelt vs Oscar Valdez.
Valdez’s next fight: Oscar Valdez vs Liam Wilson
Made in Mexico – Video preview
Watch the official video of the full episode of Made in Mexico Emanuel Navarrete vs Oscar Valdez, a documentary to know better the life of both fighters and how they prepare for their bout.
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the pre-fight press conference video, featuring Oscar Valdez and Emanuel Navarrete, from the official Top Rank Boxing Youtube channel!
Weigh-in
Watch the video of Navarrete vs Valdez weigh-in from the official Top Rank Boxing Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Emanuel Navarrete vs Oscar Valdez as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=449o3D1IC-k
SPOILER – Official highlights
Result
Who won Navarrete vs Valdez fight?
Emanuel Navarrete defeated Oscar Valdez via unanimous decision. Scores were 119-109, 118-110, 116-112.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the post-fight interview video of Emanuel Navarrete and Oscar Valdez.