
Twenty-five prospects to watch in 2025 (Part 2)
As 2024 comes to an end, it’s time to take a look at some of boxing’s most talented and potential-packed up-and-comers in the second of a three-part series.
Steven Navarro: record, next fight and profile →

As 2024 comes to an end, it’s time to take a look at some of boxing’s most talented and potential-packed up-and-comers in the second of a three-part series.

PHOENIX – Flexing a 10-fight card to close the year for a frenzied fight audience, Top Rank revealed the depth of its stable and a glimpse at its future main-event fighters.

Steven Navarro is a gifted junior bantamweight prospect – and much more. For all his early boxing success, his greatest influence has been the inspiration he has provided to his father.

Emiliano Vargas’ candidacy for Prospect of the Year gained a sharp boost Friday in the complete, varied showing he produced in knocking out Ireland’s Larry Fryers in the fifth round.

Flyweight Matthew Griego outpointed Gilberto Mendoza, and junior middleweight Vito Mielnicki Jr. won his Top Rank debut Saturday at Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Featherweight titleholder Luis Alberto Lopez and Angelo Leo both made weight ahead of Lopez’s fourth title defense, set for Saturday at Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Steven Navarro, the fast-rising junior bantamweight prospect from Los Angeles, returns to action in a six-rounder against Oscar Arroyo on Saturday, Aug. 10, at Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico.



Junior bantamweight prospect Steven “Kid Dynamite” Navarro, a 13-time U.S. national amateur champion who turned pro earlier this month with a dramatic knockout, has signed a long-term promotional contract with Top Rank.