Emanuel Navarrete gets ready to defend his WBO super featherweight title against Charly Suarez. The fight will happen on May 10, 2025, at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California.
Top Rank will promote the event, which marks Navarrete's fourth defense of his 130-pound title. The Mexican champion comes into the fight with a record of 39 wins, 2 losses, 1 draw, and 32 knockouts.
Navarrete's last fight was a successful title defense against Oscar Valdez in December 2024. The rematch between the two high-level Mexican fighters ended in victory for Navarrete. Before that, he tried to win a title in a fourth weight division but came up short against Denys Berinchyk in May 2023.
His opponent, Charly Suarez from the Philippines, enters the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, including 10 knockouts. At 36 years old, Suarez ranks as the number one contender in the WBO rankings. He'll make his main event debut and try to win his first world championship.
The co-main event features Raymond Muratalla and Zaur Abdullaev fighting for the IBF Interim Lightweight Title. Muratalla, 28, holds a perfect record of 22 wins with 17 knockouts. He ranks third in the IBF lightweight rankings and first in the WBO. His last fight ended in a TKO victory over Jesus Antonio Perez Campos in November 2024.
Abdullaev, a 31-year-old Russian, brings a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 12 knockouts to the fight. He ranks second in the IBF lightweight rankings and third in the WBO. Abdullaev has won eight fights in a row since losing his unbeaten record to Devin Haney in September 2019. His most recent victory came against Roger Gutierrez by unanimous decision in February 2024.
This fight marks Abdullaev's first major bout since his loss to Haney. Both fighters will look to make a statement in the lightweight division with a win in this high-stakes matchup.
