
TV Picks for February 26-28: Emanuel Navarrete-Eduardo Nunez
The junior lightweight unification bout between Emanuel Navarrete and Eduardo Nunez leads this week's picks for fights to watch.
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The junior lightweight unification bout between Emanuel Navarrete and Eduardo Nunez leads this week's picks for fights to watch.

Christopher "Pitufo" Diaz was stopped by Navarette in 2021 and lost a competitive decision to Nunez in 2025.

Emanuel Navarrete one day reached a point when he wondered when he could land at least one major title fight. That was when he took matters into his own hands.

Eduardo “Sugar” Nuñez and Emanuel Navarrete will take their act to another date and another part of town.

BoxingScene has confirmed that all terms were reached surrounding the long-discussed Eduardo “Sugar” Nunez-Emanuel Navarrete IBF/WBO 130lbs unification bout.

Emanuel Navarrete is close enough to finalizing terms for a unification bout to where the WBO is willing to wait. But not for very long.

Navarrete controversially retained against Suarez in May. Suarez is due an immediate rematch and will need to give permission, and perhaps receive an incentive, for Navarrete to face Nunez next instead.

Eduardo "Sugar" Nunez outpointed Christopher Diaz-Velez to defend his junior lightweight belt In a brilliantly back-and-forth Fight of the Year candidate.

Eduardo Nunez is confident about his defense of the IBF junior lightweight title against Christoper Diaz-Velez on Saturday night – and the next several defenses after that, too.

IBF junior lightweight titleholder Eduardo “Sugar” Nunez doesn’t just want to be a world champion and an elite fighter. He wants to be an idol.