EMANUEL NAVARRETE maintained the activity characteristic of his career when he returned to action at the TV Azteca’s studio in Mexico City on Saturday ( June 20). He was not defending his WBO super-bantamweight title, moving up to 127lbs to stop Uriel Lopez inside six rounds.
Navarrete advances to 32-1 (27), while tipping Lopez, who also weighed 127lbs, into having a losing record at 13-14-1 (6).
“I have the utmost respect for Uriel Lopez. He put forth a courageous effort, but I was coming to win by knockout,” Navarrete said. “I want to unify titles, but if nobody accepts my challenge, I’ll move up to featherweight.”