The Australian info Emanuel Navarrete (37-1, 31 KOs) puts his WBO junior light-weight title on the line versus previous two-division world champ Oscar Valdez (31-1, 23 KOs) on Saturday, August 12 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Ahead of their 12-round all-Mexican face-off live on ESPN, the fighters hosted the last press conference, previewed their bout and went face to face. At the press conference, Navarrete and Valdez were signedupwith by Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales. The Mexican legends will present the winner of Navarrete-Valdez with a celebratory coat developed by Tijuana-born style designer Kiko Baez. Also partaking in the press conference were Lindolfo Delgado (17-0, 13 KOs) and versus Jair Valtierra (16-2, 8 KOs). The set squares squares off in the 10-round co-main occasion at junior welterweight. The primary card likewise includes U.S. Olympic Silver Medalist Richard Torrez Jr (5-0, 5 KOs) and Willie Jake Jr (11-3-2, 3 KOs). The contest is arranged for 6 rounds at heavyweight. Among the prelims live stream on ESPN+, unbeaten Emiliano Fernando Vargas (5-0, 6 KOs) dealswith Jorge Luis Marquez Alvarado (3-5-1 2 KOs) in a four-rounder at light-weight. Antonio “El Gigante” Mireles takes on Dajuan Calloway (7-2, 7 KOs) in a six-rounder at heavyweight southpaw. Plus, Sergio Rodriguez (7-0-1, 6 KOs) and Eduardo Ayala (9-3-1, 3 KOs) satisfy in a six-round bout at middleweight. In addition, Ricardo Ruvalcaba (9-0-1, 8 KOs) goes up versus Adrian Orban (6-3, 4 KOs) in a six-rounder at junior welterweight. Here is what the press conference individuals had to state: Emanuel Navarrete “We all understand that this battle is raising a lot of expectations. It would be completely deceptive if Valdez and I didn’t provide 100 percent in this battle. We all understand that everybody anticipates a war in the ring. We have all that it takes to make for a terrific battle.” “I have stated that the battle with Valdez was required for my profession since of whatever it represents. The competition inbetween Mexicans is something important. It’s a excellent thing for the battle. But boxing fans have likewise put a lot of pressure on me, stating that my profession was missingouton that cherry on top. They stated that I required an remarkable and renowned battle where I apply much more of myself. The battle with Valdez is that kind of battle.” Emanuel Navarrete and Oscar Valdez | Mikey Williams/Top Rank bymeansof Getty Images Emanuel Navarrete and Oscar Valdez | Mikey Williams/Top Rank through Getty Images “Obviously, the truth that Barrera and Morales are here suggests that our promoter desires to inform us something. We have to do something at least comparable to what they did. That is the objective. Everything is set so that we can provide a terrific battle. I see Valdez, and I see that he’s prepared. We’re 2 days away from getting into the ring, and it’s going to be a excellent night on Saturday.” Oscar Valdez “This battle suggests the world to me. The loss to Shakur Stevenson stimulated something various in me. It woke something up. It made me recognize how much I missedouton boxing and how much I love the sport. The year away from boxing made me missouton it so much. I likewise missouton being a world champ. So, it likewise suggests the world to me to have another chance to endedupbeing a world champ onceagain.” “Camp was excellent. It can be in Lake Tahoe, San Diego, Guadalajara or even China. camps are constantly the exactsame for me. We train tough for each battle, however for this battle we qualified even harder. We experienced not just harder, however smarter. We have to be wise in this battle. We had a best camp. Eddy Reynoso and my group haveactually done a terrific task, and we’re allset for this battle.” Oscar Valdez | Mikey Williams/Top Rank bymeansof Getty Images Emanuel Navarrete and Oscar Valdez go face to face | Mikey Williams/Top Rank bymeansof Getty Images Emanuel Navarrete and Oscar Valdez go face to face | Mikey Williams/Top Rank bymeansof Getty Images “It’s an honor for Barrera and Morales to be here. It suggests the world to be duetothefactthat I grew up in the age of Barrera and Morales. These 2 wear’t understand how much they influenced me. That was the period that I grew up viewing. They are
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