Emanuel Navarrete (27-1, 23. KOs) proved that he is indeed the new man to beat in the Super Bantamweight division. The WBO title holder unseated previous champion Isaac Dogboe (20-2, 14 KOs) back in December of 2018. The win was a shock to say the least. These two men decided to run it back one more time in order to close the chapter on their rivalry. On May 11, 2019, Navarrete quieted the naysayers who believed he was nothing more than a fluke champion. Coming into their rematch, Dogboe was at a decided physical disadvantage, as his opponent was the far bigger man. Their first contest was a close one, but this time around it was a one-sided affair. From the opening bell, Navarrete used his long reach to keep his man back. The much smaller Dogboe just couldn’t find a way around a way to get his offense going. In Rounds 2 and 3 he was badly hurt by a series of right hands. Not only was the champion dishing out more damage, but he was also more active during the rounds. To be frank, the first four rounds saw Dogboe endure a ton of punishment. Round 5 however, saw him bounce back. The former champ was able to get in close and render the defending champions outstanding reach useless as he was able to get his offense going. It was the sort of round Dogboe had been searching for. Any momentum that Dogboe received in the previous round was quickly put to bed as the following frame began. Navarrete had Dogboe in serious trouble as he fell on to the ropes. At that point, the referee felt as though it was the ropes that kept Dogboe upright and ruled the sequence a knockdown. Although Dogboe managed to weather the storm he was still in plenty of trouble as the contest continued. In Round 12, Dogboe was taking a pounding. A right hand by the champ sent Dogboe down to the canvas. He got back to his feet, but his father who was working his corner put an end to the contest, giving Navarrete another big victory.<doc-sep>Miguel Berchelt and Emanuel Navarrete face familiar foes tonight in title defenses from Tucson, Arizona. Berchelt will take on Francisco Vargas in a WBC 130-pound title rematch, while Navarrete defends his WBO 122-pound title against Isaac Dogboe in another rematch. How to watch Berchelt vs Vargas II and Navarrete vs Dogboe II ESPN will have live coverage tonight starting at 10:00 pm ET for the main show, also streaming via WatchESPN. Prelim coverage will begin at 6:30 pm ET, streaming live for ESPN+ subscribers, and featuring 2016 Olympic gold medalist Fazliddin Gaibnazarov facing Mykal Fox. The fights will also air on BoxNation in the United Kingdom, starting live at 2:30 am UK time. Here’s the full lineup: Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (7-0, 4 KO) vs Mykal Fox (19-1, 5 KO), junior welterweights, 10 rounds Carlos Castro (22-0, 9 KO) vs Mario Diaz (18-2, 7 KO), super bantamweights, 10 rounds Miguel Marriaga (27-3, 23 KO) vs Ruben Cervera (10-1, 9 KO), lightweights, 8 rounds Miguel Parra (16-1-1, 11 KO) vs David Morales (13-10, 13 KO), junior welterweights, 6 rounds Manny Guajardo (4-0, 0 KO) vs Jonathan Espino (2-3, 2 KO), junior middleweights, 4 rounds Carlos Velazquez (1-0, 0 KO) vs Demetrius Mora (0-2, 0 KO), lightweights, 4 rounds ESPN (10:00 pm ET)<doc-sep>
Photos: Sumio Yamada WBO junior featherweight champion Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete (27-1, 23 KOs) delivered a one-sided twelve round beatdown of Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe (20-2, 14 KOs) to retain his belt on Saturday night before 4,424 at the Tucson Arena in Tucson, Arizona. Navarrete rocked Dogboe early and often over twelve punishing rounds. He dropped Dogboe in rounds six and twelve, prompting Dogboe’s corner to finally threw in the towel with 58 seconds left in the bout. Navarrete beat Dogboe by unanimous decision last December and this time it was even more decisive. “It really surprised me that he took so many hard shots, but at the same time, he continued to throw strong punches,” Navarrete said. “I want to thank Dogboe because he gave me the opportunity to become a world champion, and now in this second fight, he gave me the opportunity to demonstrate that my first triumph wasn’t by accident and that there is a reason why I have the title. And to all the fighters at122 pounds, I tell them that if they want my title, then they can come and try and take it. ‘El Vaquero’ is here!” “It’s not over until the final bell. Hats off to Navarrete. He did a great job,” Dogboe said. “Making super bantamweight is getting too difficult. My next fight, I will be moving up to {featherweight}. I will be much more comfortable there.” The CompuBox stats told the story of the bout. Navarrete landed 314 punches, 215 of which were power shots. Meanwhile, Dogboe landed only 121 of 523 punches. –