Navarrete vs. Valdez 2 Date Announced. A First Statistical Look at the Rematch

Interim WBO super featherweight champion (up to 59 kg) Oscar Valdez (32-2, 24 KOs) will fight against the full WBO titleholder of this weight category, Emanuel Navarrete (38-2-1, 31 KOs). This news was confirmed by Valdez’s attorney, Pat English, to Boxing Scene.

The Mexican rematch will take place on December 7 in Arizona, USA.

Valdez and Navarrete previously met in August last year, where Emanuel won by unanimous decision, retaining his champion status. In their first bout, the Mexican fighters landed a combined 1,474 punches.

In that 12-round fight, Navarrete landed 216 out of 1,038 (20.8%) punches. Valdez landed 140 out of 436 (32.1%).

Navarrete connected with 40 jabs out of 434 thrown (9.2%). Valdez's jab statistics were 26 out of 118 (22%).

Most of Navarrete's punches were power shots: 176 out of 604 (29.1%). Valdez’s power punch statistics were 114 out of 318 (35.8%).

As for body shots, the champion landed 16 punches to the body, all of which were power shots. Valdez landed 32 body shots, all of which were power shots.

Key Stats of the Fighters

Oscar Valdez

Age: 31

Country: Mexico

Status: Interim WBO super featherweight champion

Physical attributes: Height – 166 cm, Reach – 168 cm

KO percentage: 75%

Last fight: March 29, 2024

Recent fights:

- Unanimous decision win – Robson Conceição

- Unanimous decision loss – Shakur Stevenson

- Unanimous decision win – Adam Lopez

- Unanimous decision loss – Emanuel Navarrete

- TKO in the 7th round – Liam Wilson

KO percentage in recent fights: 20%

Total rounds in recent fights: 53

Combined record of recent opponents at the time of fighting Valdez: 99 wins and 7 losses

Emanuel Navarrete

Age: 29

Country: Mexico

Status: WBO super featherweight champion

Physical attributes: Height – 170 cm, Reach – 183 cm

KO percentage: 81.5%

Last fight: May 18, 2024

Recent fights:

- KO in the 6th round – Eduardo Baez

- TKO in the 9th round – Liam Wilson

- Unanimous decision win – Oscar Valdez

- Majority decision draw – Robson Conceição

- Split decision loss – Denys Berinchyk

KO percentage in recent fights: 40%

Total rounds in recent fights: 51

Combined record of recent opponents at the time of fighting Navarrete: 98 wins, 6 losses, 2 draws