Weigh-In Results: Emanuel Navarrete vs. Charly Suarez

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Mexico’s fighting cowboy returns to his home away from home to reignite a storied rivalry with an unbeaten Filipino challenger.

Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete (39-2-1, 32 KOs) will defend his WBO junior lightweight world title against Charly Suarez (18-0, 10 KOs) this Saturday at Pechanga Arena San Diego, the latest chapter in the Mexico vs. Philippines fistic saga.

In the co-feature, SoCal native Raymond Muratalla (22-0, 17 KOs) and Russia’s Zaur Abdullaev (20-1, 12 KOs) will collide for the vacant IBF interim lightweight world title.

Navarrete-Suarez and Muratalla-Abdullaev will be broadcast LIVE on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.

The ESPN+-streamed undercard will begin at 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT and features the return of junior lightweight contender Andres Cortes (22-0, 12 KOs), who takes on Spain’s Salvador Jimenez (14-1-1, 6 KOs) in a 10-rounder. 

Additionally, San Diego’s hometown hero Giovani Santillan (33-1, 18 KOs) will square off against Mexico’s Angel Beltran (18-2, 11 KOs) in a 10-round welterweight clash, while newly-signed 19-year-old junior bantamweight prodigy Perla Bazaldua (1-0, 1 KO) makes her Top Rank debut in a four-rounder against Mona Ward (0-1).

Weigh-In Results: Emanuel Navarrete vs. Charly Suarez:

(ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT)

    •  Emanuel Navarrete 130 lbs. vs. Charly Suarez 129.9 lbs
(Navarrete’s WBO Junior Lightweight World Title – 12 Rounds)
Referee: Edward Collantes           
Judges: Lou Moret, Pat Russell and Fernando Villarreal

   • Raymond Muratalla 134.4 lbs vs. Zaur Abdulalev 134.6 lbs
(Vacant Interim IBF Lightweight World Title — 12 Rounds)

Referee: Thomas Taylor        
Judges: Dennis O’Connell, David Sutherland and Steve Weisfeld

(ESPN+, 6:15 p.m. ET/3:15 p.m. PT)

•   Sammy Contreras 138.9 lbs vs. Dyllon Cervantes Alvarado 139.6 lbs
 (Junior Welterweight  — 4 Rounds)

•  Andres Cortes 131.7 lbs vs. Salvador Jimenez 131.9 lbs
 (Junior Lightweight — 10 Rounds)

•  Giovani Santillan 147.2 lbs vs. Angel Beltran 146.6 lbs
 (Welterweight — 10 Rounds)
 
•  Perla Bazaldua 114.4 lbs vs. Mona Ward 114.1 lbs 
 (Junior Bantamweight — 4 Rounds)

•  Alan Garcia 136.7 lbs vs. Cristian Medina 136.7 lbs 
 (Lightweight — 8 Rounds)

•  Sebastian Hernandez 122 lbs vs. Azat Hovhannisyan 122.7 lbs 
 (Junior Featherweight — 10 Rounds)

NOTE: The Albert Gonzalez-Ivan Guardado Jr. fight was canceled after Guardado withdrew due to his issues with his weight cut.

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