Emanuel Navarrete vs Oscar Valdez // ESPN

Emanuel Navarrete vs Oscar Valdez. See entire fight card below.

Navarrete-Valdez will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 7 p.m.

The showdown of the summer heads to the desert in a battle that has all the makings of an instant action classic.

Three-division world champion Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete will defend his WBO junior lightweight world title against former two-division world champion Oscar Valdez in an all-Mexican duel Saturday, August 12 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.

Navarrete and Valdez seek to etch their names among the celebrated catalog of Mexican rivalries that includes Marco Antonio Barrera-Erik Morales, Ruben Olivares-Chucho Castillo and Rafael Marquez-Israel Vazquez.

 

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About fight!

The fight goes down in Arizona this Saturday.

Emanuel Navarrete faces former world champion Oscar Valdez on Saturday night in Glendale, Arizona.

Navarrete won his last fight, when he beat Liam Wilson by stoppage in February earlier this year, to defend his WBO super featherweight strap.

Valdez lost his WBC strap to Shakur Stevenson in April 2022, but returned to winning ways as he defeated Adam Lopez in Las Vegas this May.

 

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Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Navarrete vs. Valdez.

Date: Saturday, August 12
Time: 5 p.m.
Main event ringwalks (approx): 8 p.m.

The event is set to start at 8 p.m. ET / 12 a.m. UK. The headline event should start around 11 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. UK, but times may change depending on the length of fights on the undercard.

What channel/stream is Navarrete vs. Valdez?

U.S.: ESPN+
UK: n/a

Fans in the U.S. can watch this fight live on ESPN+ (click here for more information). A UK broadcaster is yet to be confirmed.

Where is the Navarrete vs. Valdez fight?

The fight will take place in the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.

 

Emanuel Navarette record and bio

Nationality: Mexican
Date of birth: January 17, 1995
Height: 5′ 7″
Reach: 72″
Total fights: 38
Record: 37-1 (31 KOs)

Oscar Valdez record and bio

Nationality: Mexican
Date of birth: December 22, 1990
Height: 5′ 7″
Reach: 66″
Total fights: 32
Record: 31-1 (23 KOs)

Navarrete vs. Valdez fight card

Emanuel Navarrete vs. Oscar Valdez, 12 rounds, for Navarrete’s WBO junior lightweight title

Raymond Muratalla vs. Diego Torres, 10 rounds, lightweights

Richard Torrez Jr. vs. Willie Jake Jr., 6 rounds, heavyweights

Lindolfo Delgado vs. Jair Valtierra, 10 rounds, junior welterweights

Emiliano Vargas vs. Jorge Marquez Alvarado, 4 rounds, lightweights

Sergio Rodriguez vs. Eduardo Ayala, 6 rounds, super middleweights

Ricardo Ruvalcaba vs. Adam Kipenga, 6 rounds, junior welterweights

Antonio Mireles vs. Dajuan Calloway, 6 rounds, heavyweights.