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Emanuel Navarrete Vacates WBO Featherweight Title To Stay
At 130 Pounds
Emanuel “El Vaquero” Navarrete is staying at 130 pounds.
The newly crowned three-division world champion has vacated
his WBO featherweight title in order to continue his
campaign at junior lightweight. Navarrete captured the WBO
130-pound crown by defeating Liam Wilson via ninth-round
technical knockout last week at Desert Diamond Arena in
Glendale, Arizona.
Navarrete said, “After closely analyzing the situation with
my team, we have decided to keep the WBO junior lightweight
title. I feel very happy with the three title defenses that
I made at featherweight, but I am also convinced that my
future is now at junior lightweight. We are going after the
big fights at 130.”
“I'm grateful for the support that I have always received
from my promoter, Top Rank, and the WBO. I will now proudly
carry and defend my junior lightweight belt.”
The April 1 showdown between Robeisy “El Tren” Ramirez and
Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe, initially for the interim title
at 126 pounds, will now fill the vacancy left by Navarrete
atop an ESPN+-streamed card at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tulsa. Ramirez, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, faces his
toughest test to date in his first world title opportunity,
while the always rugged Dogboe will attempt to earn a belt
in a second weight class.
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