Berincik vs Navarrete: where and when to watch the WBO championship fight
On the night of May 18-19, Denis Berincik will fight against Mexican Emmanuel Navarrete
This was reported by espreso.tv
Berincik showed a result of 61.1 kg, and Navarrete — 61.2 kg.
36-year-old Denis Berincik will box for the world title for the first time. He has won all 18 fights in the professional ring.
29-year-old Emmanuel Navarrete has won 38 victories, suffered 1 defeat and drawn 1 fight. He is the reigning WBO world champion in the second lightweight division (up to 59 kg). The lightweight belt was taken away from the Ukrainian in 2020 by the American Teofimo Lopez. In May 2023, Lomachenko tried to regain the WBO title in a fight for the title of absolute world champion against another boxer from the United States, Devin Haney, but was defeated.
The WBO belt became vacant after the US's Haney relinquished all titles and moved up to welterweight (up to 63.5 kg)
- On May 17, Denis Berincik did not rule out a fight against Vasyl Lomachenko.
