Whether this weekend turns out to be a dog fight or strictly a boxing match, Xavier Martinez has every angle covered. The unbeaten rising junior lightweight looks to make the leap from prospect to contender as he faces former interim titlist Claudio...
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Navarrete, Villa Fight Photos Gallery - MGM Grand Conference Center - For the vacant WBO featherweight title, Emanuel Navarrete (33-1, 28 KOs) scored two knockdowns on his way to a twelve round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Ruben Villa...
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Fighting a more controlled pace (14 of 56 punches landed per round), Emanuel Navarrete had a 131-58 edge in power landed vs. Ruben Villa, whose 73 landed jabs were the most by a Navarrete opponent. Navarrete, who averaged 26 of 76 punches per round i...
Navarrete, Villa Official Scorecards - New weight class, same buzzsaw. Former junior featherweight world champion Emanuel Navarrete defeated Ruben Villa via unanimous decision (115-111 and 114-112 2X) to win the vacant WBO featherweight world title F...
By Keith Idec - Emanuel Navarrete’s power separated him from Ruben Villa on Friday night. Villa knew he had to be “perfect” to upset Navarrete in their featherweight title fight, but he had difficulty dealing with the awkward Mexican’s aggression and...
Navarrete, Villa Scorecard BoxingScene Live - It's fight night inside the MGM Grand Las Vegas "Bubble," a seven-fight card headlined by the vacant WBO featherweight world title bout between former junior featherweight world champion Emanuel Navarrete...
Tonight’s clash between Emanuel Navarrete and Ruben Villa is compelling as it is as evenly-matched. Or so we think. Both Navarrete and Villa will be vying for the vacant WBO featherweight title tonight at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas,...
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Ruben Villa senses from fans, media and odds-makers that many of them think he isn’t ready for what awaits him Friday night in Las Vegas. The undefeated southpaw clearly is an underdog entering his WBO featherweight title fight against Emanuel Navarr...
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Emanuel Navarrete is certain he already has beaten an opponent better than Ruben Villa twice. The former WBO junior featherweight champion considers Villa “a slick boxer,” but Navarette believes Isaac Dogboe is a much better fighter than his upcoming...
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Later on tonight Emanuel Navarrete (32-1) will attempt to become a two-division champion when he takes on Ruben Villa (18-0) for the vacant WBO featherweight title. The showdown takes place inside of "The Bubble" at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino and...
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From the moment the fight was first ordered, Ruben Villa fully embraced the concept of entering as the B-side. On the other end is one of the sport’s most prominent rising stars in Emanuel Navarrete (32-1, 28KOs), a streaking former junior featherwei...
Navarrete, Villa Weights WBO Title Photos Gallery - Emanuel "Vaquero" Navarrete has won 27 consecutive bouts. Ruben Villa has never lost as a professional. Something will give Friday evening (ESPN, 10 p.m. ET), when the two battle for the vacant WBO...
Navarrete, Villa Press Conference Photos Gallery - Emanuel "Vaquero" Navarrete has won 27 consecutive bouts. Ruben Villa has never lost as a professional. Something will give Friday evening (ESPN, 10 p.m. ET), when the two battle for the vacant WBO f...
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The highly anticipated world title fight between Ruben Villa IV (18-0, 5 KOs), who is promoted by Thompson Boxing and Banner Promotions, and Emanuel Navarrete (32-1, 28 KOs) will happen this Friday, October 9th, 2020 on ESPN with the vacant WBO feath...
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