Bio, Net Worth & Career details

Emanuel Navarrete is a well-known fighter who competes professionally and refers to himself as “The Mexican ‘Iron Man’ of boxing.”

In point of fact, Navarrete’s life revolves around combat and finding a method to seize any opportunity that presents itself to step inside the octagon. He has won world titles in two different weight classes and has been the WBO featherweight champion since October of 2020.

In addition to that, the boxer was the current champion of the WBO junior featherweight division from December 2018 till July 2020. According to Boxrec, he holds the fourth spot in the active junior featherweight division, while the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board has him ranked third.

Navarrete had an excellent record of 108-7 during his time as an amateur. On February 18, 2012, he made his debut in the professional ranks against Misael Ramirez, and he defeated his opponent via first-round technical knockout to win the fight.

Let’s learn more about the remarkable boxing journey that Navarrete has been through. How much of a living has he been able to make off of his boxing career? The fighter has amassed a significant fortune thanks to their string of successful bouts.

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Mexican boxer Emanuel Navarrete Net Worth

Emanuel Navarrete, a boxer from Mexico, is reported to have a net worth of approximately $5 million. As is the case for the majority of boxers, the majority of his money comes from bouts that take place inside the ring.

His annual wage is somewhere in the neighbourhood of $37,000, and each fight nets him an additional $500,000. The projected amount of the guaranteed purse for Navarrete is somewhere in the neighbourhood of $300,000. This compares to the earnings of $450,000 that the boxer made from his fight against Francisco De Vaca.

Emanuel Navarrete is now the reigning world champion in two different weight classes, having won the WBO featherweight title as well as the WBO junior featherweight title.

On February 18, 2012, the boxer had his first bout in his professional career. Following his spectacular victory, it was announced on October 17, 2018, that he would challenge the current WBO junior featherweight champion, Isaac Dogbe. This bout was scheduled to take place on November 3, 2018.

He competed in the very first title fight of his career and emerged victorious via unanimous decision. A rematch between the two was scheduled to take place on May 11, 2019, and was the main event of a Top Rank card that would be shown on ESPN. In the rematch, Emanuel was more dominant and ended the fight by winning via technical knockout in the twelfth round.

ESON made the announcement on June 14, 2019, that Emanuel was anticipated to make his second championship defence against Francisco De Vaca, who had not yet been defeated. The boxer validated his position as the betting king by amassing a victory via a technical knockout in the third round of their match.

The lifetime earnings of Emanuel Navarrete are quite remarkable

Because Emanuel Navarrete has competed in so many noteworthy bouts throughout the course of his career, he has acquired a sizeable fortune from his boxing endeavours.

The boxer faced off against Isaac Dogboe, the reigning WBO junior featherweight champion, and knocked him out in the 12th round to earn a unanimous decision victory. For his remarkable victory, Navarrete was awarded the sum of $100,000.

After defeating Isaac in a fight that he dominated, he then faced Grancisci De Veca and won another $100,000 from that fight. After that, he boxed Juan Miguel Elorde and won, bringing his total earnings to $150,000 and earning him a 50% share of the PPV pot.

On February 18, 2012, Emanuel competed for the first time in his professional career against Misael Ramirez.

His impressive victory against Francisco Horta earned him a guaranteed purse of around $275,000 and also earned him fifty percent of the PPV share for the fight.

In his battles against Jeo Santisima and Uriel Lopez, respectively, Navarrete received a total of $300,000 and $250,000 in prize money. In addition to that, the boxer was awarded a PPV share of either 50% or 60% depending on the fight.

The fight against the American Ruben Villa won him the most money of his career, which was $500,000 in total. In addition, Navarrete was responsible for 65% of the total PPV revenue generated by the bout.

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Emanuel came from a working-class home with loving parents who constantly encouraged him to pursue his goals and objectives. The boxer, however, has not divulged the names of his parents or any other information about them.

He was born in San Juan Zitlaltepec, State of Mexico, on January 17, 1995, and he is currently twenty-seven years old. When it comes to his physical characteristics, Emanuel has a height of 5 feet and 7 inches and a weight of about 122 pounds on average.

Emanuel Navarrete of Mexico knocks out Uriel Lopez for the technical knockout in the sixth round.

The boxer is fairly active across a variety of social media channels. Under the verified account @emanuel vaquero nav, Emanuel has amassed a following of over 41.7 thousand people on Instagram, where he has published 450 amazing photos and videos.

On June 29, 2022, it was announced that Emanuel would be making his third championship defence against WBO featherweight Eduardo Baez. This would be Emanuel’s third time defending his title. This fight was scheduled to take place as the featured attraction on an ESPN broadcast card. The match took place on August 20, 2022, in the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California.

Record in professional boxing

36 fights, 35 Wins, 1 Defeat
By knockout 29 Wins, 0 Defeat and by decision 6 Wins, 1 Defeat

Professional Career

Winner of the WBO junior featherweight title

The Dogboe duology

On February 18, 2012, Navarrete faced Misael Ramirez in his first professional match. He prevailed with a technical knockout in the opening frame. Over the following six years, Navarrete compiled a 25-1 record, stopping all but three opponents.

On October 17, 2018, it was reported that Isaac Dogboe, the current WBO junior featherweight champion, would face Navarrete in Dogboe’s second title defence. The fight was slated to take place on the undercard of a Top Rank event on December 8, 2018, which featured a lightweight title match between Vasyl Lomachenko and Jose Pedraza. ESPN in the Americas and VITV in Dogboe’s home country of Ghana both televised the event, which took place at the Hulu Theater in New York City. The majority of bookmakers had Navarrete as a +500 underdog going into his maiden title fight, while Dogboe was pegged as a -800 favourite. Nevertheless, Navarrete prevailed via unanimous decision. He won the fight by two judges’ scores of 116–112 and by the third judge’s score of 115–113. In the ninth round, Dogboe struck Navarrete with a right hand, but referee Benjy Esteves Jr. ruled it to be an illegal strike and did not signal a knockdown. Navarrete outlanded Dogboe (221 to 176) and outpunched him (804 to 686) as the battle came to a close.

The two were slated to square off in a quick rematch on May 11, 2019, at the Tucson Convention Center in Arizona. The rematch was the main event of a Top Rank card that ESPN aired. In their second encounter, Navarrete was more convincing and prevailed through technical knockout in the latter twelfth round. He maintained Dogboe at a distance with jabs and dealt damage with straight punches from the start of the bout. From the tenth round on, Navarrete took control as the former champion was clearly fading. In the waning seconds of the final round, Doboe’s father and coach finally gave up. When comparing total punches landed against Dogboe, Navarrete outpunched the Ghanaian 314 to 121.

Vaca vs. Navarrete

On June 14, 2019, ESPN made known that Navarrete was anticipated to make his second championship defence against the unbeaten Francisco De Vaca at a later-to-be-announced time, place, and venue. The bout was moved from the undercard of José Benavidez Jr. and Luis Collazo to the main event of the August 17 Top Rank card after Benavidez pulled out due to injury. ESPN covered the bout, which took place at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Navarrete won the fight by a third-round technical knockout, demonstrating why he was the betting favourite. Unfazed by the force pouring back at him, Navarrete pressed De Vaca throughout the entire battle before finally knocking him out with a barrage of punches at the 1:54 minute mark of the third round.

Elorde vs. Navarrete

Five days after Navarrete successfully defended his second title, Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti announced that Navarrete would fight Juan Miguel Elorde, the No. 2 junior featherweight in the WBO rankings, in his third title defence. The battle was scheduled to take place on September 14, 2019, barely 28 days after Navarrete’s previous match, on the undercard of the heavyweight contest between Tyson Fury and Otto Wallin. The bout was streamed live on ESPN+ and BT Sport. As a -3000 favourite going into the bout, Navarrete.
Navarrete prevailed through technical knockout in the fourth round. In the third round, he knocked Elored to the ground before halting him with a barrage of blows.

Horta vs. Navarrete

In his fourth bout of the year, Navarrete was scheduled to defend his fourth WBO junior featherweight championship against Francisco Horta. The bout was slated to take place on December 7, 2019, at the Auditorio GNP Seguros in Puebla, Mexico, as part of a Top Rank card that would be aired on ESPN. In his native Mexico, Navarrete was competing for the first time. Navarrete prevailed through technical knockout in the fourth round. Horta was caught by looping punches from Navarrete after a sluggish start, and at 2:09 of the fourth round, Horta was defeated.

Santisima vs. Navarrete

On January 30, 2020, it was revealed that Navarrete would face Jeo Santisima in his fifth championship defence. The bout was scheduled to take place on February 22, 2020, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada, as part of the Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury II pay-per-view undercard. Navarrete successfully defended his position as the favourite by stopping the contest in the eleventh round. The Filipino challenger was knocked out by Navarrete in the fifth round, and at the 2:20 mark of the eleventh round, he was stopped by a barrage of punches. Throughout the fight, Navarrete seemed uncharacteristically slow and exhausted. During the post-fight interview, Navarrete stated that he had injured his right thumb, adding, “I hurt him awkwardly with my right hand and injured my thumb, but I had to plough through it.”

Featherweight world champion

Villa vs. Navarrete

Navarrete agreed to compete at featherweight on June 20, 2020, against Uriel López. He prevailed with a technical knockout in the sixth round. He outlanded his opponent 190 to 49 in total punches and 150 to 38 in power punches, dominating him. Following this victory, Navarrete stated in the post-fight interview that, should the other champions decline to go on him in a title unification battle, he would relinquish his junior featherweight title.
On July 12, 2020, Navarrete formally renounced the WBO junior featherweight championship and upgraded to featherweight. He immediately became the required challenger for the vacant WBO featherweight title due to the regulations of the sanctioning body.

The WBO required mandatory challenger and top-ranked contender Navarrete to compete against #2-ranked featherweight contender Jessie Magdaleno for the open championship. The WBO mandated a purse bid be held because the two camps couldn’t agree on terms for the fight, and Top Rank won it with a price of $250,000. Although the fight was originally scheduled to happen in October of the same year, the plan was abandoned when Magdaleno did not accept a contract offer from Top Rank because he was unhappy with the suggested purse. As a result, Ruben Villa, the next-ranked candidate, agreed to the contest in its place. Villa vs. Navarrete for the vacant belt was scheduled as the headline event of an ESPN broadcast card on October 9, 2020.

By a unanimous vote, Navarette defeated Villa by a slim margin thanks to two knockdowns. He knocked Villa down twice, the first time with a left uppercut near the end of the first round and the second time with a left hook in the fourth. He won the fight by scores of 114–112 from two of the three judges, and 115–111 from the third. Villa landed 131 punches overall compared to Navarrete’s 163, but the disparity in power punches landed was much more noticeable, with Navarrete landing 131 to Villa’s 58. Navarette demanded a championship unification battle with IBF featherweight champion Josh Warrington in the post-fight interview.

Dáz vs. Navarrete

Navarrate was scheduled to face former WBO junior lightweight title challenger Christopher Daz in his maiden WBO featherweight title defence. The bout was slated to be the centrepiece of an ESPN card that was held at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Florida, on April 24, 2021. Navarrete was viewed as the favourite to win, much as in each of his prior title defences, with most bookmakers giving him odds of -900. Navarrete defeated his opponent via late technical knockout in the twelfth round in front of 3,262 spectators. Throughout the battle, he was able to knock Daz out four times, with the final knockdown forcing the referee and his cornermen to end the contest. To Daz’s 183 total strikes, Navarrete landed 257, 241 of which were power punches.

Gonzalez vs. Navarrete

Three days after his first title defence, on April 27, 2021, it was made public that Joet Gonzalez, a mandatory challenger, would be Navarrete’s opponent. Gonzalez defeated Miguel Marriaga, a three-time contender for the world title, to gain his automatic qualification. On October 15, 2021, an ESPN broadcast card including the bout was scheduled. It was to take place at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California. Navarrete was unanimously chosen to keep the championship. Navarrete won the contest by scores of 116–112 from two of the judges and 118–110 from the third. Gonzalez received 169 punches, whereas Navarrete received 272 strikes, including around 50 more power punches (204 to 150). Throughout the twelve rounds of the fight, he delivered 979 punches, averaging 81.6 per round.

Baez vs. Navarrete

On June 29, 2022, it was revealed that Navarrete would face WBO featherweight No. 7 Eduardo Baez in his third championship defence. On August 20, 2022, at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California, the fight was slated to be the highlight of an ESPN broadcast card.

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