Navarrete: "My career lacks the victory over such an opponent as Valdez"

Mexican WBO super featherweight title holder Emanuel Navarrete (37-1, 31 KOs) shared his expectations from the fight against his compatriot Oscar Valdez (31-1, 23 KO), which will take place on August 12.

“What my career lacks is defeating an opponent like Valdez. I am proud of the opportunity to hold such a cult fight between the Mexicans and win. I have never used the services of fitness trainers before. All my training was very ordinary, there was nothing surprising. With the new coach, I understand that there are details and the opportunity to prepare more fully. Grateful to him for this.

The fight with Valdez requires more from me. You need to do better physically. I know that when they talk about me, they remember many hits and attractive performances. Against Valdez, everything will be twice as much, because Oscar is not a retreating boxer. He always goes forward, throws punches. He says he's going to rip his head off. We'll see, right?" Navarrete said in an interview with Top Rank Boxing.