Boxing
Eduardo 'Sugar' Nunez targets unification fights ahead of Mexican homecoming
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Eduardo ‘Sugar’ Nunez may only have been a world champion for a handful of months and is yet to defend his title, but the Mexican super featherweight is already eyeing up a unification bout in the near future.
Nunez returns to his home country to headline a show this weekend, live on DAZN, after securing the International Boxing Federation (IBF) title at 130lbs with a hard-earned win over Masanori Rikiishi out in Japan back in May.
‘Sugar’ welcomes Christopher Diaz, a two-time world title challenger, to his hometown of Los Mochis on Saturday, September 6, but already the 28-year-old is starting to look at bigger names in the division.
Speaking to The Ring, Nunez revealed: "I would like to face (O'Shaquie) Foster for his style and because he holds the WBC (World Boxing Council) belt. A duel with (World Boxing Organisation champion Emanuel) Navarrete also seems attractive to me, especially because we are both fighters of the same explosive level.
"I am ready for whoever and wherever my promoters (Latin KO) and Matchroom company says. I want to make history, and the only way to do that is fighting the best and giving people the fights they want to see."
Nunez’s fellow compatriot Navarrete is a four-division world champion who has held the WBO title since 2023, but the 30-year-old has made no attempts of unifying with another super featherweight titlist.
In fact, Navarrete attempted to become a rare five-weight champion when he challenged for the WBO belt at lightweight, losing to Denys Berinchyk in 2024.
Meanwhile, Foster is currently slated to defend his 130lbs title against fellow American Stephen Fulton on October 25 as the chief support for Sebastian Fundora's clash with Keith Thurman in Las Vegas.
Foster has frequently spoken about his desire to unify two titles at super featherweight before stepping up to lightweight, but there has not been a unified champion at 130lbs since Shakur Stevenson vacated his belts in 2022.
Focusing on his upcoming opponent, Nunez stated: "Diaz is a fighter with experience facing great boxers.
"We've studied him, and it will be an interesting fight that will please the fans here in Los Mochis. They will surely fill the C.U.M to see a performance worthy of a champion, and we'll respond in the ring."
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