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El campeón mundial Jr. Pluma (122 lbs) de la OMB, Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete expondrá su cetro por segunda ocasión, ante el invicto mexicano Francisco De Vaca (20-0, 6 Ko’s) el próximo 17 de agosto, desde el Banc of California Stadium de Los Angeles.
Congrats to the WBO Jr. Featherweight World Champion Emanuel Navarrete (27-1, 23 KOs), who defeated Isaac Dogboe (20-2, 14 KOs) via 12th-round TKO at the Tucson Arena (Tucson, Arizona) LIVE on ESPN/ESPN Deportes.
Emanuel Navarrete did it again. The WBO Junior Featherweight world champion defended his title against the man he beat five months prior, Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe, via 12th-round TKO. Navarrete won a unanimous decision versus Dogboe (20-2, 14 KOs) in their first meeting last Dec. 8 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, and the rematch was more of the same.
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At the time of the stoppage, two of the judges had Navarrete ahead 109-99, with the third judge scoring it 109-98.
Navarrete (27-1, 23 KOs) scored knockdowns in the sixth and 12th rounds. Following the knockdown in the 12th, Dogboe’s father and trainer, Paul Dogboe, threw in the towel.
“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.
Photo by Mikey Williams / Top Rank
All-action rematches headline special Top Rank on ESPN card SATURDAY at Tucson Arena beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT
Two world title rematches and four blood-and-guts warriors are coming to Tucson Arena Saturday evening for “Twice as Nice,” one of the year’s most highly anticipated cards (ESPN and ESPN Deportes, 10 p.m ET/7 p.m. PT).
Emanuel Navarrete (26-1, 22 KOs) will defend his WBO junior featherweight world title against Isaac Dogboe (20-1, 14 KOs), the man he defeated by unanimous decision to win the title back on Dec. 8.
After working out for the media Wednesday at Southwest Boxing Gym, this is what the fighters had to say.
Emanuel Navarrete
On the first Dogboe fight
“It was a surreal moment when they announced me as the new champion. I was very happy to meet my goal, and now I am ready to defend the title successfully. It motivates me to know that the first fight was so good that everyone wants an immediate rematch.”
“This is a very attractive card. Many good fighters will be in action and you can’t ask for anything better than two world title rematches. I’m going to try and give the fans a big knockout win.”
Isaac Dogboe
“Navarrete couldn’t knock me out when I was at my worst, and now am I at my best. I am a much more fit boxer this time around, and it is my mission to become world champion once again. The ‘Royal Storm’ is back.”
“I have fought in Arizona before (first-round KO over Hidenori Otake in Glendale), and the fans there are tremendous. I know a lot of Mexican fans will be in attendance to see Navarrete, but I am coming for my title. He’s a nice guy and a great champion, but this is about redemption for me. I am ready to go to war.”
“I don’t see this as a distance fight. I am came coming for the knockout and to regain my title in spectacular fashion.”
ESPN and ESPN Deportes, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT
Miguel Berchelt (champion) vs. Francisco Vargas (challenger), 12 rounds, Berchelt’s WBC super featherweight world title, MAIN EVENT
Emanuel Navarrete (champion) vs. Isaac Dogboe (challenger), 12 rounds, Navarrete’s WBO junior featherweight world title, CO-FEATURE
WBO World Title Bout: Navarrete-Dogboe 2 on May 11
On Saturday, May 11 at the Tucson Arena, located inside the Tucson Convention Center WBO junior featherweight world champion Emanuel Navarrete will look to repeat the deed when he defends his title in an immediate rematch versus Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe, whom he defeated by unanimous decision last Dec. 8 on the Vasiliy Lomachenko-Jose Pedraza card.
The fight will be televised on ESPN and ESPN Deportes beginning at 10 p.m. ET. The undercard will stream live starting at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+
Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Golden Boy Promotions, tickets for this world championship event priced at $102, $77, $52 and $27 go on sale Tuesday, April. 2 at 12 p.m. ET/10 a.m. MST. Tickets may be purchased at any Ticketmaster outlet, online at www.Ticketmaster.com, by phone at (800) 745-3000, or by visiting the Tucson Convention Center ticket office.
Navarrete (26-1, 22 KOs) has won 20 consecutive bouts, bursting onto the world scene with his shocking upset of Dogboe. In their initial contest, he pressed the action and busted up Dogboe to notch the well-deserved decision. A two-fisted power puncher, the Dogboe victory ended his knockout streak at eight.
Dogboe (20-1, 14 KOs), 24, emerged in 2018 as the latest in the long line of fan-friendly Ghanaian champions. A member of Royal Badu family of Anyako in the Volta Region of Ghana, Dogboe snatched the WBO junior featherweight title from Jessie Magdaleno in April 2018, coming off the deck in the opening round to stop Magdaleno in the 11th. He defended his title in August, steamrolling Hidenori Otake in one round. Then, he ran into the upset-minded Navarrete, who put a halt to Dogboe’s magical run. Come May 11, Dogboe will have a chance to regain his status as one of the sport’s elite young talents.
“I am ready to show the world that our first fight was no accident,” Navarrete said. “I am the better fighter, and I will show that again. Dogboe made a mistake in taking this rematch.”
“Look, in my last fight, I wasn’t fit. I underestimated Emanuel Navarrete,” Dogboe said. “But you know something, at my lowest, he couldn’t knock me out. This fight, May 11, it’s a guarantee: Isaac Dogboe is here to set the record straight. Tucson, it’s going down. You don’t want to miss this fight. It’s a fight people are going to be talking about for a very, very long time. A fit Isaac ‘Royal Storm’ Dogboe is a dangerous Isaac ‘Royal Storm’ Dogboe. May 11, I’m coming for my title!”
El peleador mexicano Emanuel Navarrete ya tiene en su poder el cinturón de la Organización Mundial de Boxeo peso Jr. Pluma que conquistó hace dos meses.
En una ceremonia en la Ciudad de México el peleador de 24 años recibió de manos del representante de la OMB en Mexico, Rafael López Santos, el cinturón que le arrebató al ghanés Isaac Dogboe.
Ya no veía la hora de tener en mis manos el título. ¿Cómo me iban a decir Campeón sin mi cinturón? Ya ahora que lo tengo por eso tengo esta sonrisa. Es el sueño de toda una familia y un equipo hecho realidad, declaró el peleador que ahora está obligado a dar una revancha a la figura africana.
Los representantes de Navarrete revelaron que desde que se firmó la primera pelea, se acordó una revancha inmediata por lo que ahora el ex campeón pide se cumpla la cláusula para abril, si es que llegan a un acuerdo.
Por ÉRIKA MONTOYA / www.Milenio.com
The Mexican fighter Emanuel Navarrete already has in his possession the belt of the World Boxing Organization Jr. Featherweight division that he conquered two months ago.
At a ceremony in Mexico City, the 24-year-old fighter received the belt that snatched the Ghanaian Isaac Dogboe from the WBO representative in Mexico, Rafael Lopez Santos.
“I no longer saw the time to have the title in my hands. How would they say Champion without my belt? Now that I have it, that’s why I have this smile. It is the dream of a whole family and a team come true”, said the fighter who is now forced to give a rematch to the African figure.
The representatives of Navarrete revealed that since the first fight was signed, an immediate rematch was agreed so now the former champion asks to comply with the clause for April, if they reach an agreement.