Boxing
Road to Glendale: How have Emanuel Navarrete and Eduardo Nunez come to unification clash?
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Emanuel Navarrete and Eduardo Nunez put their titles on the line tonight in a fascinating super-featherweight unification bout.
The pair, respectively the WBO and IBF champions, will bid to take the other's crowns at Glendale's Desert Diamond Arena.
It makes for an intriguing matchup in one of the sport's busiest divisions - and both men know somebody's strap has to go.
But just how did they come to this match-up? DAZN News explores the last five fights for each man and how they fared.
Emanuel Navarrete (39-2-1 (1))
- Age: 31
- Fights: 43
- Last five: WDLWNC
It has been a strange few fights for Navarrete, who defended his WBO title against Óscar Valdez and Robson Conceição in 2023.
A draw in the latter set the scene for a move to lightweight, where his bid to defeat Denys Berinchyk fell short, before he beat Valdez a second time.
His last bout against Charly Suarez in 2025 was originally a win, but subsequently was ruled a no-contest due to an incorrect stoppage by the referee.
Eduardo Nunez (30-1)
- Age: 28
- Fights: 31
- Last five: WWWWW
Near undefeated across his professional career, Nunez last came up on the wrong side of a result back in 2018, building a terrific run since.
He cleaned out Jesus Martin Ceyca and Óscar Escandón in 2023, before a stoppage win over Miguel Marriaga in 2024, teed up a title shot.
Nunez took the vacant IBF strap against Masanori Rikiishi last year and made his first successful defence against Christopher Díaz in September.
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