A flabby & vulnerable-looking Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete (37-1, 31 KOs) had to rally in the second half to stop the huge underdog Liam Wilson (11-2, 7 KOs) by a 9th round TKO to win the vacant WBO super featherweight belt on Friday night at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
In a heroic performance, Former two-division world champion Emanuel Navarrete (37-1, 31 KO) tasted the canvas early but came on strong in the second half of the fight to stop the upset-minded little-known Liam Wilson (11-2, 7 KOs) in the ninth round to claim the vacant WBO super featherweight title on Friday night at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
Emanuel “El Vaquero” Navarrete visited the canvas tonight, but he got back up to become a three-division world champion.
Navarrete (37-1, 31 KOs) captured the vacant WBO junior lightweight world title with a hard-earned ninth-round technical knockout victory against Liam Wilson (11-2, 7 KOs) Friday night at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.