GLENDALE, Arizona — One of the biggest takeaways from Emanuel Navarrete’s win over Oscar Valdez was the ring IQ applied to accomplish the mission. It was a skill set that the three-division titlist always knew he possessed but was needed to turn away...
More boxing fans than usual tuned in Saturday night for a highly anticipated battle between Mexican warriors. Nielsen Media Research released figures Tuesday that indicated a peak audience of 884,000 watched ESPN’s telecast of the Emanuel Navarrete-O...
GLENDALE, Arizona — The previous visit to this venue saw Emanuel Navarrete overcome the first knockdown of his career. This time around, he merely had to push past discomfort in his hand in the toughest fight of his career.
GLENDALE, Arizona — The visual damage on his face was all the explanation that anyone was owed from Oscar Valdez. Ever the proud in-ring warrior, the former two-division titlist still felt the need to address his supporters after coming up short in a...
Emanuel Navarrete and Oscar Valdez went to war in Arizona. The volume of Navarrete was too much for Valdez in the end. Navarrete was 216 of 1038, 21% compared to 140 of 436, 32% for Valdez in total punches. In power punches, Navarrete went 176 of 604...
By Jake Donovan - Emanuel Navarrete landed the career-defining win he sought earlier this year. The six-month wait in his rescheduled title fight versus Oscar Valdez proved well worth the wait for the three-division titlist who successfully defended...
Valdez, Navarrete Scorecard BoxingScene Live - In the main event, three-division world champion Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete will defend his WBO junior lightweight world title against former two-division world champion Oscar Valdez.
GLENDALE, Arizona – Oscar Valdez doesn’t mind splitting the crowd with Emanuel Navarrete. Not even in a region where he’s long ago established a strong following. Valdez will challenge for Navarrete’s WBO junior lightweight title atop an ESPN tripleh...
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GLENDALE -- It didn’t take long for Emanuel Navarrete to emotionally invest in a showdown with Oscar Valdez. There wasn’t even a letdown when their plans fell through for a February 3 collision, as he was confident the fight would make its way back t...
A lengthy layoff heading into a fight of this magnitude wasn’t a dealbreaker for Oscar Valdez. It was an undesirable scenario that he was able to avoid. The former two-division titlist was prepared to face Emanuel Navarrete after a ten-month ring abs...
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By Jake Donovan – There is nothing uncivil about this weekend’s in-ring civil war. At the same time, Emanuel ‘El Vaquero’ Navarrete and Oscar Valdez aim to prove that friendly rivals can still produce a classic all-Mexican rivalry. The perspective co...
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