Emanuel Navarrete and Denys Berinchyk will battle for the vacant WBO 135-pound title Saturday evening at Pechanga Area in San Diego.
EMANUEL NAVARRETE (38-1-1, 31 KOs)
VS. DENYS BERINCHYK (18-0, 9 KOs)
Date: Saturday, Could 18
Time: 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT (important occasion later in present)
The place: Pechanga Area, San Diego
TV/Stream: ESPN+
Division: Light-weight (135 kilos)
At stake: Vacant WBO title
Boxing Junkie Pound-for-pound: None
Odds: Navarrete 5-1 favourite (common of a number of retailers)
Significance (as much as 5 stars): ****
Additionally on the cardboard: Giovani Santillan vs. Brian Norman Jr., welterweights
Background: Navarrete is a former 122-pound titleholder who was given the chance to battle for the vacant WBO title although he’s making his debut on the weight and is coming off a majority draw with Robson Conceicao at 130 in November. Navarrete delivered arguably his finest efficiency in his earlier battle, a one-sided determination over former champ Oscar Valdez final August. The 29-year-old is a sturdy boxer whose forte is quantity punching. Berinchyk, a 36-year-old Ukrainian, will likely be combating for a significant title for the primary time. The 2012 Olympic silver medalist earned his shot on the belt by simply outpointing Anthony Yigit on the Oleksandr Usyk-Daniel Dubois card final August.
Prediction: Navarrete SD
