Emanuel Navarrete Vs. Charly Suarez Title Fight Ring Walk Times

Forbes

09-05-2025

Emanuel Navarrete attempts to make the fourth defense of his WBO junior lightweight title when he faces Charly Suarez on Saturday, May 10, in San Diego, California. Also on the card is a battle for the interim IBF lightweight title. In that contest, Raymond Muratalla and Zaur Abdullaev face off at Pechanga Arena for the vacant belt. We look at the expected ring walk times for the Navarrete vs. Suarez title fight.
Emanuel Navarrete vs. Charly Suarez: Navarrete's WBO Junior Lightweight Title
Raymond Muratalla vs. Zaur Abdullaev: Vacant IBF Lightweight Title
Sammy Contreras vs. TBA: Junior Welterweight
Andres Cortes vs. Salvador Jimenez: Junior Lightweight
Perla Bazaldua vs. Mona Ward: Junior Bantamweight
Giovani Santillan vs. Angel Beltran: Welterweight
Albert Gonzalez vs. Jose Guardado: Featherweight
Alan Garcia vs. Cristian Medina: Lightweight
Sebastian Garcia vs. Azat Hovhannisyan: Junior Featherweight
According to DAZN, the fighters in the main event are expected to make their ring walks at approximately 11:00 p.m. ET
Saturday, May 10
Main Card: 10:00 p.m. ET
Preliminary Card: 5:30 p.m. ET
Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California
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The last time Emanuel Navarrete (39-2-1, 32 KOs) stepped into the boxing ring at Pechanga Arena he dropped a split decision to Denys Berinchyk in a battle for the vacant WBO lightweight title. If Navarrete had won, he would have become a four-weight champion. The setback marked the first loss of Navarrete's career since he lost a unanimous decision to Daniel Argueta in his sixth pro bout, back in 2012.
Navarrete, who has held the WBO junior lightweight title since he won the vacant belt with a TKO over Liam Wilson in February 2023, bounced back from the loss to Berinchyk with a sixth-round knockout of Oscar Valdez in December. That fight was his third defense of his WBO belt.
ESPN has Navarrete as the No. 1 boxer in the junior lightweight division. This matchup marks his 16th world title fight.
Charly Suarez (18-0, 10 KOs) is the No. 1 ranked contender according to the WBO. Suarez is coming off a September 2024 TKO win over Jorge Castaneda.
Suarez had a long and accomplished amateur career before turning pro in 2019, including representing the Philippines at the 2016 Olympics.
Raymond Muratalla (22-0, 17 KOs) puts his undefeated record on the line on Saturday. The 28-year-old is the No. 3 rated lightweight according to the IBF, while the WBO has him ranked at No. 1. Muratalla is coming off a November TKO win over Jesus Antonio Perez Campos.
'I've been working toward this my whole life. Every fighter dreams of becoming a world champion, and on May 10, I take a big step toward making that a reality,' Muratalla said. 'Zaur Abdullaev is a good fighter. He's beaten tough opponents, including former world champions, but I'm done waiting. I'm highly ranked and have put in the work. It's my time now. When I take that interim title, the Raymond Muratalla era begins."
Zaur Abdullaev (20-1, 12 KOs) is on an eight-fight winning streak since losing to Devin Haney in September 2019 in a fight for the interim WBC lightweight belt. On Saturday he will fight for his first major title since that setback. The 31-year-old Russian is coming off a unanimous decision win over Roger Gutiérrez in February 2024. Abdullaev has not fought in America since facing Haney. That fight was his first bout outside of Russia.
Abdullaev is the No. 2 ranked fighter in the IBF's 135-pound division. The WBO has him in the No. 3 slot.
'I'm coming to America ready to take this belt,' Abdullaev said. 'Muratalla is a top contender, but I have the skills and experience needed to emerge victorious.'
Forbes will have more on the Emanuel Navarrete Vs. Charly Suarez fight card as fight night nears.