On August 12, 2023, Emanuel Navarrete (37-1, 31 KOs), the super-featherweight WBO champion, defends his title against former world champion Óscar Valdez Jr. (31-1, 23 KOs).
Emanuel Navarrete is coming in to the fight on a 32-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate; his last fight was a 9th round TKO victory over Liam Wilson, 6 months and 9 days ago. Óscar Valdez Jr. is on a 1-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Adam Lopez, 2 months and 23 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Emanuel Navarrete at 99-1 winning odds. Óscar Valdez Jr. really doesn't have much to present against Navarrete.
Emanuel Navarrete defeated Óscar Valdez Jr. via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO super-featherweight title. Navarrete improves his record to 38-1, while Valdez Jr. adds a loss to his record at 31-2.