Robson Conceicao makes his third try and turn into world champion when he faces Emanuel Navarrete on Thursday, November 16 at T-Cell Area in Las Vegas. Rio 2016 Olympic gold medalist of Brazil goes up towards Mexico’s three-division world champion in hopes to say his WBO tremendous featherweight title. The pair battles it out on the cardboard, topped by Shakur Stevenson vs Edwin De Los Santos dwell on ESPN.
In September 2021 in Tucson, Arizona, Robson Conceicao (17-2, 8 KOs) challenged Oscar Valdez for WBC tremendous featherweight title, however fell quick dropping a unanimous determination. In September 2022 in Newark, New Jersey, Brazil’s first Olympic champion in boxing confronted Shakur Stevenson for the unified WBC and WBO tremendous featherweight belts, but in addition suffered the defeated by UD.
Emanuel Navarrete (38-1, 31 KOs) is coming off the win by unanimous determination towards Oscar Valdez in August in Glendale, Arizona. The 39-year-old native of San Juan Zitlaltepec, Distrito Federal earned the title by way of ninth-round TKO towards Liam Wilson in February on the identical venue.
“I’ve the utmost respect for an incredible champion like ‘Vaquero’ Navarrete,” mentioned 35-year-old Conceicao of Salvador, Bahia following a current coaching session. “He is an effective individual and an incredible fighter, and I’m positive that we’ll have an incredible battle. He has one thing that’s the factor I need most in my skilled life. I’m not coming to play. I’m coming for his title. Navarrete, I’m very sorry.”
“I gained my gold medal in my third Olympic Video games. Now, I’ll win my world title in my third alternative. I’ll take his title to Brazil, and it is going to be an even bigger nationwide celebration than after I gained Olympic gold in Rio 2016. I’ll be part of the choose group of Olympic champions to win a world title as an expert.”
In the principle occasion, undefeated two-division world champion Shakur Stevenson of the US strikes up a weight class to face as soon as crushed contender Edwin De Los Santos of Dominican Republic. The pair squares off within the scheduled for 12 rounds bout with the vacant WBC light-weight title on the road.
Within the UK and Australia, Stevenson vs De Los Santos airs dwell on Friday, November 17.