Weigh-In Results: Emanuel Navarrete vs. Liam Wilson
Friday at 10pm ET / 7pm PT / 3am GMT LIVE on ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+
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The main event in Arizona tonight is a battle for the vacant WBO junior lightweight world title, as Emanuel "Vaquero" Navarrete (36-1, 30 KOs) seeks to become a three-weight world champion against Australian upstart Liam Wilson (11-1, 7 KOs).
All the weights, running order and ringwalk times below:
How to watch:
ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+ 10pm ET / 7pm PT / 3am GMT
Main Event
Emanuel Navarrete 129.2lbs vs Liam Wilson 126.3lbs
Vacant WBO Junior Lightweight Title — 12 Rounds
Chief Support
Arnold Barboza Jr. 139.2lbs vs Jose Pedraza 138.7lbs
Barboza's WBO Intercontinental Title — 10 Rounds
Richard Torrez Jr. 222.2lbs vs James Bryant 253.4lbs
Heavyweight — 6 Rounds
ESPN+ 7:15pm ET / 4:15pm PT / 12:15am GMT
Andres Cortes 131.2lbs vs Luis Melendez 130.6lbs
Junior Lightweight— 10 Rounds
Nico Ali Walsh 159.8lbs vs Eduardo Ayala 160.9lbs
Middleweight — 6 Rounds
Lindolfo Delgado 142.1lbs vs Clarence Booth 142.4lbs
Junior Welterweight — 8 Rounds
Emiliano Fernando Vargas 133.4lbs vs Francisco Duque 135.4lbs
Lightweight — 4 Rounds
What have they said?
Emanuel Navarrete: “For me and my team, being a three-division world champion will be the culmination of yet another goal in my career. We know that it won’t be easy. But, by doing that, I’ll feel that I have done something good in my career, and I’ll be satisfied with what I have achieved in my 10 years as a professional boxer. Liam Wilson comes with a strong desire to win the world title. And that’s why I’ve been focused on him 100 percent.”
Liam Wilson: “This is a chance to fulfill my dream and become a world champion. I’ve done 17 years of hard work for this moment. I’ve put in a lot of hard work. I’ve fought whoever they’ve put in front of me. I’m ready for Friday night.
“I’ve taken one hard fight after another. Against Matias Rueda, I fought with one hand. I broke my hand midway through the fight. But I showed my resilience. The fight proved to myself, my country and the world that I have what it takes to become world champion and that I have to be in those fights.
“This means everything. This is what me, my team, my promoter, my manager and my trainers have worked for. We’ve taken the risks and challenges, and I know that on fight night I have a tough fight ahead of me. Navarrete is a great champion, but I do plan on giving him the fight of his life. I’m going to win.”
