Emanuel Navarrete faces Oscar Valdez whereas Rafael Espinoza defends his crown towards Robeisy Ramirez | Boxing Information

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Three-division world champion Emanuel Navarrete defends his WBO junior light-weight world title towards Oscar Valdez in an all-Mexican major occasion on Saturday December 7 in Phoenix, Arizona – stay on Sky Sports activities.

Additionally on the invoice, WBO featherweight world champion Rafael Espinoza places his crown on the road towards Cuban star Robeisy Ramirez, the person he dethroned to win the title final December.

Navarrete (38-2-1, 31 KOs) has defended this crown twice, together with a choice win over Valdez (32-2, 24 KOs) of their first conflict in August 2023.

Navarrete’s bid to turn into solely the sixth Mexican to be a four-division champion fell brief in Might, as he dropped a choice to Denys Berinchyk for the vacant WBO light-weight championship.

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Oscar Valdez (left) and Emanuel Navarrete will meet in an all-Mexican major occasion

Valdez endured his first professional defeat in a high-stakes unification tilt towards Shakur Stevenson in April 2022.

The 33-year-old bounced again with a choice win over Adam Lopez in Might 2023 earlier than the Navarrete encounter.

In March, Valdez captured the interim WBO junior light-weight title with a seventh-round TKO of Liam Wilson.

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Highlights of Rafael Espinoza’s beautiful upset win over Robeisy Ramirez as he clinched the WBO featherweight title

Espinoza (25-0, 21 KOs) recovered from a fifth-round knockdown to place Ramirez on the canvas within the pivotal twelfth spherical with ‘El Divino’ prevailing by majority resolution.

Ramirez (14-2, 9 KOs), a two-time Olympic gold medallist, made one defence of the WBO title he gained by way of unanimous resolution over Isaac Dogboe in April 2023.

“Our first fight was extremely close, action-packed, and regarded by many as ‘Fight of the Year’,” Ramirez stated.

“Since the cards were read, my team and I have been asking for the rematch. On December 7, I’m coming to erase any doubts. I will reclaim my title.”

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