Navarrete And Suarez Prepare For War – ‘We’re Going To Take The Title Home’

Emanuel Navarrete and Charly Suarez’s final presser took place for their WBO Junior Lightweight Title fight on May 10. 

Navarrete makes a defense of his WBO belt after having beaten Oscar Valdez in his last fight to secure a second win over his man. That win came after he returned to 130 pounds after failing in a world title fight at lightweight. Navarrete came up short in a WBO Lightweight Title fight against Denys Berinchyk. Suarez is at the tail end of his career, as the 36-year-old faces his biggest test. He is 18-0 and enters the fight with a victory against Jorge Castaneda. The winner knows they can unify against O’Shaquie Foster or the winner of Angelo Leo vs Tomoki Kameda.

Navarrete Vs. Suarez

“My performance against Oscar Valdez was my way of showing that I’m now at 100 percent. There’s no doubt about that now. So, all we have to do is prepare well to achieve my goals. We know what happened the last time I was in San Diego. We did not get the victory. 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 have to defend my title first. We’re going to work hard and take the title home. After, we’ll see if I stay at 130 or move up again,” Navarrete

“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,” Suarez

Full Card

Emanuel Navarrete vs.Charly Suarez

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Sammy Contreras vs. Dyllon Cervantes Alvarado

Andres Cortes vs. Salvador Jimenez

Giovani Santillan vs. Angel Beltran

Perla Bazaldua vs. Mona Ward

Albert Gonzalez vs. Ivan Guardado Jr.

Alan Garcia vs. Cristian Medina

Sebastian Hernandez vs. Azat Hovhannisyan