On Saturday night at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City previously unbeaten Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe (20-1, 14 KOs) unexpectedly lost on points to mandatory challenger Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete (25-1, 22 KOs). After twelve rounds, the judges scored it 115-113 and 116-112 twice for 23-year-old fighter from Mexico.
The taller Navarrete took the fight to Dogboe over the first half of the bout, but Dogboe came back after Navarrete injured his right hand. But Navarrete dominated the rest of the fight and dethroned WBO junior featherweight champion.