Emanuel Navarrete-Oscar Valdez 2 & Rafael Espinoza-Robeisy Ramirez 2 weigh-in results and ringwalk times
Three-division champion Emanuel “El Vaquero” Navarrete (38-2-1, 31 KOs) defends his WBO junior lightweight world title against former two-division king Oscar Valdez (32-2, 24 KOs) in an all-Mexican main event this Saturday, Dec. 7, at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
Navarrete aims for a knockout in the sequel, while the Eddy Reynoso-trained Valdez believes he can turn the tables and become a three-time world champion.
In the co-feature, Rafael “El Divino” Espinoza (25-0, 21 KOs) defends his WBO featherweight world title against Cuba’s Robeisy “El Tren” Ramirez (14-2, 9 KOs), the man he unseated one year ago to seize the crown.
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Emanuel Navarrete 129.9 lbs. vs. Oscar Valdez 130 lbs
12×3 Navarrete’s WBO Junior Lightweight World Title
Referee: Raul Caiz Jr.
Judges: Benoit Roussel, Steve Weisfeld, and Chris Wilson
Rafael Espinoza 125.7 lbs vs. Robeisy Ramirez 125.6 lbs
12×3 Espinoza’s WBO Featherweight World Title
Referee: Chris Flores
Judges: Tim Cheatham, Zac Young, and Dennis O’Connell
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Lindolfo Delgado 139.9 lbs vs. Jackson Marinez 139.2 lbs
10×3 Delgado’s WBO Latino Junior Welterweight Title
Richard Torrez Jr. 236.6 lbs vs. Issac Munoz 252.1 lbs
8×3 Torrez’s Jr. NABF Heavyweight Title
Albert Gonzalez 127.2 lbs vs. Gerardo Antonio Perez 127.7 lbs
8×3 Featherweight
Steven Navarro 115.6 lbs vs. Gabriel Bernardi 115.4 lbs
8×3 Junior Bantamweight
Giovani Santillan 147.9 lbs vs. Fredrick Lawson 146.3 lbs
10×3 Welterweight
Art Barrera Jr. 149.4 lbs vs. Juan Carlos Campos Medina 149.7 lbs
6×3 Welterweight
Cesar Morales 136.3 lbs vs. Kevin Mosquera 136.4 lbs
4×3 Lightweight
DJ Zamora 131.3 lbs vs. Roman Ruben Reynoso 131.9 lbs
8×3 Junior Lightweight
What have they said?
Emanuel Navarrete: “We all know that we both plan to come out and give a war and leave everything in the ring again. And what better way to do it than by having a co-main event that’s gonna eat things up?
“The bar is gonna be set really high and so we’re gonna have to try to do better than that. It’s gonna be hard especially with these two great people right next to us. It’s gonna be difficult for both me and Valdez. However, we don’t need much. All we need is for the bell to ring for us to go to war.
“I’m focused 100 percent on him. I haven’t thought about anything beyond Valdez. And now he’s coming with a different strategy. The first fight helped us learn about each other. And now we will use the tools that we extracted from the first fight. And, aside from using our experience with each other, we will also come with the same heart as last time.
“And so, I can’t say much, but no doubt it will be not just a fight but an epic event, especially with the co-main before us.”
Oscar Valdez: “The was very important for me because boxing penalizes you if you have a lot of losses. It’s not like other sports where you can lose and you can do better in the next season.
“In boxing, most people don’t want to see you again after a couple of losses. So, doing that fight was very important for me. That’s why there was so much emotion for me after that fight. And that fight got me the ticket for this rematch.
“This is not an easy fight. This is a hard task. But nothing in life that is worth it is going to be easy. It’s always going to be hard. So, we trained hard. I’m excited for this. I’m excited to face the great ‘Vaquero’ once again. It’s going to be a great fight.
“I visualized this. I feel I can do a lot more in the sport. After I lost, I went back home and was obviously sad and disappointed in my performance. But then you go back to the gym, and you start to work out. Then, you start to see that you can do better. So, you have to visualize it first. And now we are here. Let’s get it on.”