Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete (39-2-1, 32 KOs) and Charly Suarez (18-0, 10 KOs) weighed in successfully ahead of their WBO junior lightweight world title fight tonight, May 10, at Pechanga Arena San Diego, providing the latest chapter in the Mexico vs Philippines saga.
In the co-feature, SoCal native Raymond Muratalla (22-0, 17 KOs) and Russia’s Zaur Abdullaev (20-1, 12 KOs) lock horns for the vacant IBF interim lightweight world title.
All the weights, running order, ringwalks times, betting odds and quotes can be found below:
ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+ 10pm ET / 7pm PT / 3am BST
Emanuel Navarrete 130 lbs. vs. Charly Suarez 129.9 lbs
12×3 Navarrete’s WBO Junior Lightweight World Title
Referee: Edward Collantes
Judges: Lou Moret, Pat Russell and Fernando Villarreal
Raymond Muratalla 134.4 lbs vs. Zaur Abdulalev 134.6 lbs
12×3 Vacant Interim IBF Lightweight World Title
Referee: Thomas Taylor
Judges: Dennis O’Connell, David Sutherland and Steve Weisfeld
ESPN+, 6:15pm ET / 3:15pm PT / 11:15pm BST
Sammy Contreras 138.9 lbs vs. Dyllon Cervantes Alvarado 139.6 lbs
4×3 Junior Welterweight
Andres Cortes 131.7 lbs vs. Salvador Jimenez 131.9 lbs
10×3 Junior Lightweight
Giovani Santillan 147.2 lbs vs. Angel Beltran 146.6 lbs
10×3 Welterweight
Perla Bazaldua 114.4 lbs vs. Mona Ward 114.1 lbs
4×3 Junior Bantamweight
Alan Garcia 136.7 lbs vs. Cristian Medina 136.7 lbs
8×3 Lightweight
Sebastian Hernandez 122 lbs vs. Azat Hovhannisyan 122.7 lbs
10×3 Junior Featherweight
NOTE: The Albert Gonzalez-Ivan Guardado Jr. fight was cancelled after Guardado withdrew due to his issues with his weight cut.
Quotes
Emanuel Navarrete: “My performance against Oscar Valdez was my way of showing that I’m now at 100 per cent. We know what happened the last time I was in San Diego. We lost against Denys Berinchyk in our attempt to win a title at 135 pounds. But now, defending at 130 pounds, we want to let the people know I’m ready to move forward with my career. I prepared for a great fight. We know that Suarez is coming for my title. So I want a great fight so everyone can see I’m ready to continue on the path of victory. We’re going to work hard and take the title home. After, we’ll see if I stay at 130 or move up again.”
Charly Suarez: “I prayed for this fight. And here it is. The opportunity has come, and I have taken it. And we won’t lose. I’m bringing all my amateur experience into this fight. This is it. The world title shot is here, so I’m ready and I’m excited for the fight on Saturday. This is a good opportunity for me to represent my country and to show the world that Filipinos are good at boxing and that Filipinos and Mexicans put on great fights.”
Betting Odds
1/3 Emanuel Navarrete
7/2 Charly Suarez
25/1 Draw
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