WBO tremendous featherweight champion Emanuel Navarrete says he’s not going to point out any “respect” for Oscar Valdez of their rematch this Saturday, December seventh. Navarrete (38-2-1, 31 KOs) already beat Valdez (32-2, 24 KOs) as soon as with ease, and for him, it’s only a easy matter of duplicating his efforts of their second combat.
No Respect For Valdez
A combat that’s seen as a business-level one, not a sporting one; Navarrete already proved he’s on one other stage than Valdez, and nothing is predicted to vary within the pointless rematch.
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Valdez, 33, and his crew have supposedly corrected errors he made in his 12-round unanimous resolution loss to Navarrete a 12 months in the past on August 12, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona. The previous two-division world champion Valdez got here near getting shutout in that loss, shedding by the scores 119-109, 118-110, and 116-112.
It was a tricky defeat for Valdez as a result of he says he’d been 100% assured stepping into. However no matter he tried, it didn’t work. He says he’s improved since, nevertheless it’s onerous to take him at his phrase as a result of he was so overmatched within the earlier combat.
Boxing followers don’t see any level on this rematch, and so they’d favor it to not occur. It’s a nasty matchup for Valdez. A combat that followers wish to see is Navarrete taking up these fighters:
– Rafael Espinoza: WBO 126-lb champion
– Robeisy Ramirez
– Eduardo ‘Sugar’ Nunez
– Anthony Cacace: IBF 130-lb champ
– O’Shaquie Foster: WBC
– Lamont Roach: WBA champ
– William Zepeda
– Nick Ball
– Brandon Figueroa
– Raymond Ford
Followers wish to see Navarrete combat any of these fighters reasonably than working it again towards Valdez, a man he simply beat only a 12 months in the past.
Navarrete-Valdez 2 will happen on the Footprint Middle in Phoenix, Arizona. Will probably be proven on ESPN and ESPN+ at 10:30 p.m. ET/ 7:30 p.m. PT.
“A Dream Come True”
“This time, it’s going to be a great combat. I already fought him. I do know what he’s received. Awkward pictures, he comes ahead and doesn’t give off,” stated Oscar Valdez to Prime Rank Boxing, speaking a few combat between him and Emanuel Navarrete. “I received to win this combat, come again, and it’s going to be a dream come true.
“We all know what to do. We’ve put within the work, and now it’s time to point out it on December seventh. I don’t want extra motivation than I have already got. I’ve an opportunity to redeem my loss. Getting a rematch is simply as motivating as it could possibly get.
“Now, it’s time to step it up and to win. I’m locked and loaded. There’s nothing right here that may make me lose focus. Outdoors of the ring, you will be gents. Contained in the ring, there’s no respect,” stated Valdez.
One of the best ways for Valdez to win is to duplicate the performances of Robson Conceicao and Denys Berinchyk, who each turned in towards Navarrete. Conceicao was robbed of a win, however Berinchyk got here out victorious.
“There’s little time left earlier than the combat, and also you begin to really feel the nerves,” stated Navarrete. “I don’t wish to commute with my opponents. I respect my opponents lots. My principal instilled in me. I do know I don’t acquire something by offending them.
“I at all times present plenty of respect. However within the ring, it’s completely different. I do what I’ve to do to stroll away victorious. Outdoors of that, there’s nothing,” stated Navarrete.
It’s going to be fascinating to see what sort of bodily form Navarrete is in for this combat as a result of he regarded fats in his 12-round break up resolution loss to Berinchyk earlier this 12 months on Might 18th in San Diego. He regarded the identical in his controversial 12-round draw towards Conceicao on November 16, 2023, in Las Vegas. Navarrete clearly deserved a loss in that combat, however the judges gave him a draw.
