On December 8, 2018, Isaac Dogboe (20-0, 14 KOs), the super-bantamweight WBO champion, defends his title against the reigning WBO super-featherweight champion Emanuel Navarrete (25-1, 22 KOs).
Isaac Dogboe is coming in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round TKO victory over Hidenori Otake, 3 months and 13 days ago. Emanuel Navarrete is on a 20-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, with his last fight being a 12th round KO win over Jose Sanmartin, 6 months and 6 days ago.
The winning odds are at 65.8-34.2 in favor of Emanuel Navarrete, but it is going to be a hard-earned victory. Isaac Dogboe is going to put on an exceptional fight, Navarrete better be prepared for one of the toughest fights of his life.
Emanuel Navarrete defeated Isaac Dogboe via unanimous decision and wins the WBO title — in his first world-title fight. Navarrete improves his record to 26-1, while Dogboe adds a loss to his record at 20-1.