Emanuel Navarrete destroys Oscar Valdez to defend WBO title, Rafael Espinoza stops Robeisy Ramirez in bizarre scene

Navarrete throws a 1-2-left uppercut combination, missing the first two punches but connecting with the third. Another left uppercut from Navarrete, followed up by the left hook. Navarrete throws a flurry, and Valdez is hurt. His back is up against the ropes. The referee is taking a closer look, but Valdez manages to respond with a right hand, which forces the referee to step back.

Navarrete rips a vicious left hook to the body, down goes Valdez and HE WON'T BE GETTING UP!

Emanuel Navarrete knocks out Oscar Valdez in round six after winning every round, a dominant display.

Navarrete whips up a right uppercut, following with a left hook. He tries the same combination again, but switches the uppercut with a straight right, disguising the attack. Navarrete switches to southpaw and lands a wide left hand. Left uppercut from Navarrete, Valdez looked to be rocked again.

10-9 Navarrete, 50-43 Navarrete

Navarrete unleashes a combination that has Valdez in a bit of trouble in the corner. Valdez responds with a left hand that sends the defending champion off balance. Navarrete landing right hand after right hand on Valdez.

Valdez is DOWN AGAIN at the end of the round, down for the second time in the fight from what appears to have been a right uppercut.

10-8 Navarrete, 40-34 Navarrete

Right hands from Navarrete connects to the head and body. Valdez attempts a left hook but is just overpowered and pushed to the canvas. Navarrete connects with an unorthodox left hand, Valdez looks to be on wobbly legs. He is being bullied by the physically stronger "El Vaquero"

10-9 Navarrete, 30-26 Navarrete

Navarrete backs Valdez up, hoping to follow on from the success he had in the opener. But Valdez connects with a strong right-hand counter. Two left hands from Navarrete connects, Valdez is coming up second-best against the much more powerful Navarrete.

10-9 Navarrete, 20-17 Navarrete

Emanuel Navarrete DROPS Oscar Valdez in the opening round. It was a short right hand, almost a hook, from an angle that hit Valdez on the ear, and he immediately dropped to the canvas.

10-8 Navarrete

WBO super featherweight champion Emanuel Navarrete defends his belt against the mandatory challenger Oscar Valdez in a rematch.

Navarrete (38-2-1, 31 KOs), a three-division world champion, took a wide decision over Valdez in their first bout, but he hasn't won a fight since. Navarrete fought to a draw against Robson Conceicao in November 2023 and then lost in his quest to become a four-weight world champion against Denys Berinchyk in May.

Valdez (32-2, 24 KOs) bounced back from his loss to Navarrete with a seventh-round knockout of Liam Wilson in March.

Robeisy Ramirez has said that he was hit by elbows in round 4 and round 5 by Rafael Espinoza, and that caused him to have double vision. The Cuban couldn't see out of his right eye, and because the referee wasn't protecting him, he had to take matters into his own hands.

Robeisy Ramirez has turned his back and this one has been waved off! Wild scenes, as Ramirez appears to have quit in the opening stages of round six. Rafael Espinoza retains his WBO featherweight title.

Espinoza TKO-6 Ramirez

Ramirez lands a solid jab in the opening stages of the fifth. Espinoza is pressuring Ramirez. Ramirez connects with a left hand to the body. Ramirez may have won some of the early rounds, but Espinoza is slowly building into it. Espinoza with some good success in the final minute as he whips an uppercut through Ramirez's tight guard.

10-9 Espinoza, 48-47 Espinoza

Straight left hand to the body lands for Ramirez. Espinoza is applying constant pressure on Ramirez, but Ramirez is making himself harder to hit by becoming a smaller target. The pair exchange uppercuts and Espinoza connects with a short right hand at the end of the fourth.

10-9 Espinoza, 38-38

Ramirez is on the back foot, moving to the right, attempting to stay out of the way of Espinoza's right hand. Espinoza targets the right hand to the body instead and lands a sharp whipping uppercut. The best connect of round 3 was a heavy left hand from Ramirez in the final minute.

10-9 Ramirez, 29-28 Ramirez

Espinoza again takes the center of the ring and resumes pressing forward. Ramirez darts inside with a leaping left hand. Ramirez connects with a stiff shot to the midsection. Espinoza is struggling to find himself here. Ramirez circles then slams another left hand to the body. Long combination from Espinoza, that's his best moment of the night so far. Left uppercut by Espinoza. He flurries. Momentum starting to swing there at the end of the round.

10-9 Espinoza. 19-19 overall.

They touch 'em up and we're off. Let's see if this starts as fast as the first fight. Espinoza takes the center of the ring and pumps his jab. Ramirez lands a couple slick shots to the body. Espinoza pressing forward, Ramirez circling to his left. Nice right hand over the top by Ramirez. Espinoza continues to paw out a long jab. Left hand to the body again for Ramirez, and again. Stiff two-punch combination goes low then high for Ramirez.

10-9 Ramirez.