Interim WBO Super Featherweight World Champion Oscar Valdez was defeated by defending former WBO Super Featherweight World Champion Emanuel Navarrete in the sixth round on Saturday night in their rematch at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
In the co-feature, WBO World Featherweight champion Rafael ‘El Divino’ Espinoza stops former WBO 126-lb champion Robeisy Ramirez (14-3, KOs) in the sixth round.
Valdez, 32-3 (24), was stopped by Navarrete, 39-2-1 (32) at 2:46 of the sixth round of a scheduled 12.
In the closing seconds of the first round, Navarrete landed a right to the side of Valdez’s head, knocking him out for an 8 count by Referee Raul Caiz, Jr. Navarrete used his longer landing punches in the second round with Valdez on the defensive. .
In the closing seconds of the fourth round, Navarrete landed a straight uppercut to the chin, dropping Valdez for an 8-count by Ref Caiz, Jr. In the final seconds of the fifth round, Navarrate turned south, landing a left to the chin and slamming the mouth of Valdez, who had landed a right at the same time.
In the last thirty seconds of the sixth round, Navarette landed half a dozen punches while Valdez only returned several when a left to the body (liver) from Navarrete dropped Valdez as Ref Caiz, Jr.
In the Co-Feature rematch, WBO featherweight champion Rafael ‘El Divino’ Espinoza, 26-0 (22), stopped Robeisy Ramirez, 14-3 (9), and Las Vegas, NV, at 0:12 seconds of the sixth time. .
It was close in the first four rounds, with Ramirez having a slight lead. In the fifth round, it was all Espinoza supporting Ramirez throughout the round, although an elbow from Espinoza caused damage to Ramirez’s right eye. In the sixth round, Espinoza landed a right to the right eye, causing Ramirez to throw up his hands and walk away, prompting Referee Chris Flores to call a stoppage. Later, Ramirez said he had double vision.
WBO Super Light champion Lindolfo Delgado, 22-0 (16), stopped Jackson ‘El Fenix’ Martinez, 22-4 (10), in the fifth round of a 10.
In the early rounds, it was all Delgado. In the fifth round, Delgado had Martinez in trouble, prompting Referee Wes Melton to call a stoppage.
2021 Olympic silver medalist and current Jr Heavy southpaw champion Richard Torrez, Jr., 12-0 (11), stopped Isaac ‘Drago’ Munoz, 18-1-1 (15) at 0:59 of the third turn of an 8.
In the third round, Torrez had Munoz busted up and defenseless when Referee Raul Caiz, Jr.
Super Featherweight Albert ‘Chop Chop’ Gonzalez, 12-0 (7), defeated Gerardo Antonio Perez, 12-7-1 in eight rounds of action.
In the first four rounds of action, Gonzalez outscored Perez in all solid rounds. In the fifth to eighth round, Perez made a fight of it, but fell short of the impressive Gonzalez.
Referee Tony Zaino scores 80-72 twice, 79-73.
Super Flyweight Steven “Kid Dinamite” Navarro, 5-0 (4) stopped Gabriel “Gabby” Bernardi, 7-2 (3) at 0:29 seconds of the second round of a 6.
In the second round, Navarro landed a combination that dropped Bernardi for an 8 count from Referee Raul Caiz, Jr. Seconds later, a right cross from the southpaw dropped him for a second time. A combination dropped Bernardi for the third time, with Referee Raul Caiz, Jr.
The southpaw Giovani “Golden Cock” Santillan, 32-1 (17) defeated Fredrick “General” O’Kun of Lawson, 30-5 (22) in ten rounds.
In the first round, Santillan dominated Lawson. Between rounds, Lawson’s corner called a stoppage.
Welterweight Art Berrera, Jr., 7-0 (5) stopped Juan Carlos Campos Medina, 4-2 (3) at 2:58 of the second of a sixth.
In the second round, Berrera had Medina defenseless, which caused Referee Wes Melton to call a stoppage.
Super Featherweight DJ ‘The War Machine’ Zamora, 14-0 (9), defeated Roman Ruben Reynosa, 22-5-2 (10) in six rounds.
Lightweight Cesar Morales, 0-1 (0) lost a majority decision to Kevin Mosquera, 3-0 (1), over 4 rounds.
