Comments Thread For: Emanuel Navarrete To Face Francisco Horta, Dec. 7 In Puebla

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Emanuel Navarrete will spend the last day of his first year as a 122-pound title the same as it when it all began-in the ring with a major title at stake. The 24-year junior featherweight will return to the ring on Dec. 7, as he attempts the fourth defense of his title versus countryman Francisco Panchito' Horta. The bout-which will stream live on ESPN+ from the 10,000-seat Auditorio GNP Seguros in Puebla, Mexico-will mark his fifth ring appearance in exactly 52 weeks, beginning with title winning effort over Isaac Dogboe last December.
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[ceylon mooney]

oh come on. i dig him, but is he gonna go on a permanent diet of stay bust fights against unranked opponents?

[richardt]

I was high on this guy big time when he dispatched that racist Dogboe family but since then and now he has been on a feast of unknowns. Huge disappointment.

[indelible]

Navarrete taking on another soft opponent is not a good look since he already did that twice with Elorde and De Vaca. Whatever happened to wanting to unify. Was Rey Vargas not available?

[just the facts]

Pretty hard to get Arum to match his best fighters against quality opponents.

[ShoulderRoll]

oh come on. i dig him, but is he gonna go on a permanent diet of stay bust fights against unranked opponents?

Top Rank Protection Plan in full effect.

[Bob Haymon]

Top Rank Protection Plan in full effect.

Top Rank didn't make this fight, Zanfer did. Navarette beat a top contender and an unbeaten prospect this year which is more than I can say about Santa Cruz, Russell, Davis, Farmer, Danny Garcia, Jermall Charlo, Saunders, and Usyk.