Pechanga Arena, San Diego, USA. In the main fight of the evening, the WBO featherweight champion (up to 57.2 kg) Mexican Emanuel Navarrete (36-1, 30 KOs) knocked out a difficult and very underestimated compatriot Eduardo Baez (21-3-2, 7 KOs).
The challenger started the fight well, he recorded the starting round to his credit.
Baez looking to get some respect early #NavarreteBaez pic.twitter.com/JXRZcpqj7B
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Navarrete still could not catch his pace and distance, he looked somehow indifferent. But as soon as the upset smelled, the champion slipped a hard left hook to the body. Baez fell, unable to continue the fight.
The fighting cowboy is BACK.#NavarreteBaez pic.twitter.com/9vtprYYlO5
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Navarrete KO 6.
But the worst thing is the score of the judges at the time of the stoppage: 48-47 against Navarrete 46-49 and 45-50 Baesu. Today there were a lot of cool fights and no less terrible refereeing…
In the welterweight limit (up to 66.7 kg), the American prospect Giovanni Santiyan (30-0, 16 KOs) will still not turn into a star. He with great difficulty coped with the unbeaten Mexican
Julio Luna Avila (19-1-2, 10 KOs).
The fight turned out to be stubborn and competitive, but two of the three judges were marked by outright bias: 96-94 and twice 100-90.
Santillan UD 10.
