WBO featherweight champion Emanuel Navarrete will face Liam Wilson for the sanctioning body’s vacant junior lightweight title in a February 3rd ESPN main event at Glendale, Arizona’s Desert Diamond Arena.
Uzbek phenom Otabek Kholmatov fights Raymond Ford for the vacant WBA featherweight world title. This duel of unbeaten southpaws sees the WBA’s No.1 and No. 2 contenders making their inaugural world title appearances. In the co-feature, Luis Alberto “El Venado” Lopez defends his IBF world crown against Japanese contender Reiya Abe.
Teofimo Lopez defends his WBO and Ring Magazine junior welterweight world titles against Canadian contender Steve Claggett at James L. Knight Center in Downtown Miami, Florida. In the 10-round featherweight co-feature, Cuban former WBO world champion Robeisy Ramirez returns against Mexico’s Brandon Leon Benitez.