There was a ton of concern on Friday afternoon in San Diego, CA, as WBO super featherweight champion Emanuel Navarrete (39-2-1, 32 KOs) took three attempts before finally making 130 pounds ahead of Saturday’s fight against Charly Suarez (18-0, 10 KOs) on ESPN.
Emanuel Navarrete returns to make weight at 130 lbs ahead of his WBO world title defense against Charly Suarez (129.9 lbs)
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Navarrete has always struggled making weight for his fights, but this time, the 30-year-old came within minutes of losing the title on the scale. His opponent, Suarez, had no issues and came underneath the 130-pound limit on his first attempt. Will this play a factor on Saturday night? We are just 24 hours away from finding out.
Emanuel Navarrete 130 lbs. vs. Charly Suarez 129.9 lbs (Navarrete’s WBO Junior Lightweight World Title – 12 Rounds)
Referee: Edward Collantes; Judges: Lou Moret, Pat Russell and Fernando Villarreal
Raymond Muratalla 134.4 lbs vs. Zaur Abdulalev 134.6 lbs (Vacant Interim IBF Lightweight World Title — 12 Rounds)
Referee: Thomas Taylor; Judges: Dennis O’Connell, David Sutherland and Steve Weisfeld
(ESPN+, 6:15 p.m. ET/3:15 p.m. PT)
Sammy Contreras 138.9 lbs vs. Dyllon Cervantes Alvarado 139.6 lbs (Junior Welterweight — 4 Rounds)
Andres Cortes 131.7 lbs vs. Salvador Jimenez 131.9 lbs (Junior Lightweight — 10 Rounds)
Giovani Santillan 147.2 lbs vs. Angel Beltran 146.6 lbs (Welterweight — 10 Rounds)
Perla Bazaldua 114.4 lbs vs. Mona Ward 114.1 lbs (Junior Bantamweight — 4 Rounds)
Alan Garcia 136.7 lbs vs. Cristian Medina 136.7 lbs (Lightweight — 8 Rounds)
Sebastian Hernandez 122 lbs vs. Azat Hovhannisyan 122.7 lbs (Junior Featherweight — 10 Rounds)
NOTE: The Albert Gonzalez-Ivan Guardado Jr. fight was canceled after Guardado withdrew due to his issues with his weight cut.
Per DraftKings SportsBook, Emanuel Navarrete is the favorite at -500, and Charly Suarez is the underdog at +360.
Emanuel Navarrete: TKO/KO -115; Decision +185
Draw: +1800
Charly Suarez: TKO/KO +800; Decision +750
Per DraftKings SportsBook, Raymond Muratalla is the favorite at -550, and Zaur Abdullaev is the underdog at +390.
Raymond Muratalla: TKO/KO -120; Decision +180
Draw: +1800
Zaur Abdullaev: TKO/KO +900; Decision +750
These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.
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