It was a case of too much punching power for WBO featherweight champion Emanuel Navarrete with his 12th round knockout victory over fellow Top Rank promoted Christopher Diaz in their headliner at the Silver Spurs Arena, Kissimmee, Florida.
WBO featherweight champion Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete (34-1, 29 KOs) put in a sensational performance in defeating Christopher “Pitufo” Diaz (26-3, 16 KOs) by a 12th round knockout on Saturday night in a successful defense at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Florida.
Super Middleweight: Edgar Berlanga (17-0, 16 KOs) UD 8 Demond Nicholson (23-4-1, 20 KOs). Scores: 79-68 and 79-69 2x.
There is a first time for everything.
Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete (34-1, 29 KOs) retained his WBO featherweight title with a 12th round knockout win over #6 WBO challenger Christopher “Pitufo” Diaz (26-3, 16 KOs) in the main event on Saturday night at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Florida.
Emanuel ‘Vaquero’ Navarrete, Christopher ‘Pitufo’ Diaz, Edgar Berlanga, and Demond Nicholson all made weight on Friday for Top Rank’s card on ESPN from the Silver Spurs Arena, Kissimmee, Florida.
Navarrete-Diaz and Berlanga-Nicholson to air live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+ SATURDAY at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT – Undercard fights, including Josue Vargas-Willie Shaw, Joseph Adorno-Jamaine Ortiz and the return of Xander Zayas, will stream live on ESPN+ at 6 p.m.
Exclusive interview by James Slater: Unbeaten at 16-0, with all 16 wins coming by KO in the very first round, red-hot super-middleweight Edgar Berlanga has already attracted a significant fan base.
WBO featherweight champion Emanuel Navarrete will be defending his title against #6 WBO Christopher Diaz in the main event on ESPN, with super middleweight Edgar Berlanga facing Demond Nicholson in the co-feature bout in Kissimmee, FL.
Unbeaten super middleweight contender Edgar Berlanga will be taking a step up in class against hard puncher Demond Nicholson on April 24th on ESPN.
By Paul R Jones! Hanover, MD – On Friday night at the Live! Casino & Hotel, Demond ‘D’Best@It’ Nicholson (23-3-1, 20 KOs) had to dig deep to pull out a split decision victory over Michael “The Menace” Guy (12-5-1, 5 KOs) in a bout chock-full of phone booth warfare.