Mexican Emanuel Navarrete has beaten Aussie Liam Wilson to claim the WBO super featherweight title by TKO i...
Navarrete entered the fight an overwhelming favourite, but found it tough going early on. The count was long in that fourth round, everyone knows it was long. It was a whopping 27 seconds between Wilson inflicting the blow and the fight recommencing. Top Rank, their own promoters, said the count was long. Then in the sixth round, Wilson once again looked to have inflicted damage on the Mexican with a series of heavy right hooks right on his jaw. In the fourth round of the fight in Arizona, Wilson made a crucial knock-down that appeared to leave Mexican opponent Emanuel Navarrete rattled.
Emanuel Navarrete got up from the canvas to knock out Liam Wilson in a thrilling nine-round clash; Mexicos Navarrete won the WBO super-featherweight title ...
That was a new experience for me, but it was a valuable one." And luckily that uppercut landed and there was more to come." I started off the first round a little slower than usual, but I did that on purpose. "I was making the fight easy for the first five or six rounds, but I wanted to stay in there and start brawling. Bryant was hurt and his corner pulled him out at the end of the first round. I love to fight, and I love challenges. And that's when you know you hurt the guy," Torrez said. "I think that I needed this test in order to be able to say my career is more complete. I want Regis Prograis, Alberto Puello, or the winner of the IBF title or the WBO title. The victory over former lightweight champion Pedraza he hopes will put him in line for a major fight at 140lbs next. He maintained a relentless assault after that to force a dramatic stoppage win at 1-57. As the Mexican wobbled back Wilson sustained the flurry and bowled Navarrete off his feet.
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“Navarrete is now a three division world champion and no one gave Liam a chance. not many guys around the world fight like he does.” We have a little champion that is exciting and worth following … there were plenty of times in that fight when it looked like Liam was going to end the fight. “Liam really showed he is world class,” he said. “The fourth round showed Liam was capable of winning the fight,” Rose said.
The Australian's team have launched a protest after he floored WBO super featherweight favourite Emanuel Navarrete in the fourth round in Phoenix on Friday ...
The count was long in that fourth round, everyone knows it was long. Top Rank, their own promoters, said the count was long. A devastated Wilson struggled to speak through tears in his dressing room after the fight, memories of his late father front and centre given he had dedicated his world title crusade to him. Liam Wilson has claimed he was robbed in his world title defeat by Emanuel Navarrete The Australian's team have launched a protest after he floored WBO super featherweight favourite Emanuel Navarrete in the fourth round in Phoenix on Friday night, but then watched for what they claim was 27 seconds for the Mexican to regain his composure. - Liam Wilson has claimed he was robbed in his defeat by Emanuel Navarrete
WBO featherweight champion Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete battled against the Australian Liam Wilson before winning a ninth-round technical knockout on Friday ...
In a heavyweight bout Richard Torrez Jr. 28-0; 10 retained his WBO Intercontinental junior welterweight title with a hard-earned ten-round unanimous points decision over Jose “Sniper” Pedraza 29-5-1; 14. The scores were 97-93 and 96-94 twice.
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“The other really interesting part is that when everyone was going to pieces around him, ‘Hey, relax.'” “On the return fire, Oscar Valdez is going to be in a firefight with him, and it’s still dangerous for him. Oh my goodness,” said Bradley about Navarrete spitting his mouthpiece out. What did I learn tonight about Navarrete going up to 130?” said Bradley. I understand what Liam is saying,” said Bradley. “I learned his punching power. It may not hold up, but it’s right there,” said Tessitore. “There were guys that were in serious danger of the fight ending at any moment. “It was crazy. He knew he was hurt, so what did he do? That was an issue as well,” said Bradley about Wilson being one-dimensional. “He kept sitting & waiting.
Mexico's Emanuel Navarrete became a three-weight world champion following a barnstorming bout against Liam Wilson.
I love to fight, and I love challenges. “All credit to him. “He’s a formidable champion. “Tonight, I came up a bit short, and I’m disappointed,” Wilson said. But in the fourth round, he was hurt badly by a left hook, which allowed Wilson to land several more shots and eventually drop Navarrete. And we began to engage.
NOT articles with terrorizing fringe contenders at both tremendous-bantamweight and featherweight, Mexico's Emanuel Navarrete will this Saturday (February ...
So much, the 26-year-outdated from Queensland is 11-1 (7) as a professional with few signs on this 12-fight history that propose he will be ready to prevent Navarrete’s march. Prospects are, on Saturday we will come across out a single way or the other. Navarrete, of training course, is no stranger to title fights, nor to the WBO.
PhilBoxing.com. Sat, 04 Feb 2023. Arnold Barboza Jr. & Richard Torrez Jr. notch victories in televised bouts. GLENDALE, Ariz. (Feb. 3, 2023) — Emanuel “El ...
That was a new experience for me, but it was a valuable one." Delgado scored a knockdown in the final round, courtesy of a hard right hand. Wilson did his best to survive the onslaught, but Navarrete’s relentless punching was too much and forced the ref to call a halt to the fight at 1:57 of the ninth. I love to fight, and I love challenges. Both men started the bout cautiously, but Cortes’ superior ring IQ allowed him to dominant more and more as the rounds progressed. I wanted to set my distance and my jab and feints. Torrez initiated the bout in aggressive fashion, using feints and head movement to close the distance. And luckily that uppercut landed and there was more to come.” But in the fourth round, he was hurt badly by a left hook, which allowed Wilson to land several more shots and eventually drop Navarrete. The Mexican warrior was able to recover, but was hurt once again with a right hook in the sixth. “I was making the fight easy for the first five or six rounds, but I wanted to stay in there and start brawling. Navarrete kept his cool and eventually began a vicious assault to the body, which weakened Wilson in the eighth round.
Emanuel Navarrete became a three-weight world champion defeating Australian Liam Wilson for the vacant WBO 130lb strap in Arizona.
On the undercard, Arnold Barboza Jr (28-0, KO10) defended his WBO Intercontinental super lightweight title, with a points win over two-weight world champion Jose Pedraza (29-5-1, KO14). After back and forth action in the seventh and eighth, where Wilson kept punishing any errors, the ninth saw the fight turn on its head. — Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) [February 4, 2023] The Mexican’s mouthpiece came out during the knockdown, and he was afforded enough time to recover his senses, with Wilson unable to finish the job despite pouring the pressure on. Australian Wilson (11-2, KO7) was stepping into world title class for the first time, having accepted the call-up to replace Oscar Valdez in facing Navarrete.
Emanuel Navarrete survived his first career not knockdown and near stoppage only to battle back and kayo Liam Wilson Friday night.
How deep was his commitment to the fight? I love fighting and I love challenges. Navarrete landed most of his punches in rounds six through nine, when he took over the fight. But Navarrete was undeterred. We returned to 100 percent and we began to engage. There was some controversy because Navarrete spit out his mouthpiece and got several seconds of additional recovery time, as referee Chris Flores put it back in but in the wrong position. “The satisfaction of winning like this is enormous. “We’ll have to review it and see what people think. This was an amazing victory because it tested me. I’ll review it and see what happens there.” “My team and I have worked so hard to accomplish this (third title). He likely will vacate the featherweight belt and remain at 130 pounds.
Emanuel Navarrete had to dust himself off from a knockdown en route to a ninth-round technical knockout over Liam Wilson to capture the vacant WBO world ...
With Wilson still on his feet but not punching back, the referee prompted to stop the contest at the 1:57 mark of round 9. Smelling blood, Navarrete trapped Wilson to the ropes in round 9 and unleashed clubbing punches. Out on his feet and hurt, the Mexican rose to beat the count and continued to fight.
WBO featherweight champion Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete battled against the Australian Liam Wilson before winning a ninth-round technical knockout on Friday ...
In a heavyweight bout Richard Torrez Jr. 28-0; 10 retained his WBO Intercontinental junior welterweight title with a hard-earned ten-round unanimous points decision over Jose “Sniper” Pedraza 29-5-1; 14. The scores were 97-93 and 96-94 twice.
In the main event, it was the WBO junior lightweight world title on the line with, Emanuel "Vaquero" Navarrete (36-1, 30 KOs) looking to become a 3-weight ...
“I miss being in the ring and can’t wait to be back in the ring. Wilson gave Navarrete a tough night and gave a good account of himself in a fight where he was a huge underdog. Navarrete got himself together in the 2nd half of the fight and started to put the heat on Wilson, finally dropping him in round 9. Wilson dropped Navarrete in round 4 and then hurt him later in the fight in round 6. While he acknowledged the great fighter in front of him, he wasn’t in awe of the moment, and he was coming with one thing on his mind – a victory. “He wants the fight and I want the fight; let’s get in the ring”. Future opponent Oscar Valdez entered the ring after the fight and said, “the fight will be made this year” and added, “let’s bring it back to Arizona”, he continued. We’ve taken the risks and challenges, and I know that on fight night I have a tough fight ahead of me. I appreciate that part of me, and I always try to be a better person.” “For me and my team, being a three-division world champion will be the culmination of yet another goal in my career. But, by doing that, I’ll feel that I have done something good in my career, and I’ll be satisfied with what I have achieved in my 10 years as a professional boxer”, he said. In the pre-fight presser, destructive, two-weight world champion, Navarrete was confident as always.
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“Hats off to Navarrete, it’s not his fault. It should’ve been over in the fourth. “I feel like a hero back home and I want to do those people proud. “He was the one in the meeting talking everything Mexican to Navarrete. “To me it was just a big piss take. “A lot of people don’t know that when the ref put the mouthguard back in, he put it upside down in his mouth,” he said, suggesting the time it took to then turn it all around saved the Mexican even more time. “But it’s hard to stomach that I lost the way I did. “Watching it all back since, (the count) looks worse than what I remember in the ring.” “I feel the chance to win was taken away from me by the referee. “They were talking about potentially fighting in Australia and he (Navarrete) said he would be willing to come to Australia if the money is right,” Harrington said. “So I want this called a No Contest, and then we rematch for the exact same belt. In what shapes as yet another bizarre twist to the championship loss Wilson describes as both a “robbery” and “piss take”, a push is underway to now have the pair redo the bout Down Under.