Navarrete Beats Nunez To Unify At 130

March 1, 2026

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Emanuel Navarrete (WBO Champ) stopped Eduardo Nunez to pick up the IBF belt in the 11th round to unify at super featherweight, as you can see how the fight played out live.

Navarrete, the 31-year-old three-division champion, most recently faced Charly Suarez in May 2025. The fight was ruled a technical decision win for Navarrete. However, the result was later overturned to a no-contest by the California State Athletic Commission after video evidence proved a fight-ending cut was caused by a legal punch from Suarez rather than a headbutt. Meanwhile, Nunez secured the vacant IBF strap by beating Masanori Rikiishi in Japan. He then beat Christopher Diaz and most recently Christopher Diaz-Velez.

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Round 1: Emanuel Navarrete vs. Eduardo "Sugar" Nunez 🥊🇲🇽

"Vaquero" wasted no time, coming out as the clear aggressor. He’s chasing Nunez, but the IBF champ is showing some slick movement early on. 🏹🏃‍♂️

Nunez isn't just running—he’s timing his shots. He broke Navarrete’s guard…
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Round 2: Emanuel Navarrete vs. Eduardo "Sugar" Nunez 🥊🇲🇽

Navarrete snuck in a short, crisp right hand on the inside that showed he’s finding his range. 🎯💥

Nunez is trying to be crafty, constantly trying to bait Navarrete into walking onto a check left hook. 🎣🧤

Navarrete…
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Round 3: Emanuel Navarrete vs. Eduardo "Sugar" Nunez 🥊🇲🇽

OH MY! We just had the biggest moment of the fight! 😱

Nunez was winning the chess match early, digging into the body and catching Navarrete with that beautiful left hook. 🎯🥩

Navarrete finally found the key to the…
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Round 4: Emanuel Navarrete vs. Eduardo "Sugar" Nunez 🥊🇲🇽

Nunez is starting to wear the fight on his face. Significant swelling and damage are appearing under his right eye as Navarrete's power shots find their home. 🩸🩹

Navarrete is just too physically imposing right now.…
— BoxingNews.com (@BoxingNews) March 1, 2026

Round 5: Emanuel Navarrete vs. Eduardo "Sugar" Nunez 🥊🇲🇽

Nunez is finally on the front foot! He’s digging to the body and immediately following up with a nasty left hook upstairs. 🥩↗️💥

Navarrete isn't backing down. He answered with a beautiful "two-piece" (body shot to left…
— BoxingNews.com (@BoxingNews) March 1, 2026

Round 6: Emanuel Navarrete vs. Eduardo "Sugar" Nunez 🥊🇲🇽

Nunez is living in the basement. He opened the round with a thudding body shot and just kept digging. Even when he ate a left hook from Navarrete, he didn't stop hammering the ribs. 🥩🔨

Navarrete tried to time that…
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Round 7: Emanuel Navarrete vs. Eduardo "Sugar" Nunez 🥊🇲🇽

Navarrete found his second wind, pinning Nunez on the inside and unloading a brilliant combination of hooks and uppercuts. Nunez, who looked so strong last round, was visibly hurt and reeling from the volume. 🫨📈…
— BoxingNews.com (@BoxingNews) March 1, 2026

Round 8: Emanuel Navarrete vs. Eduardo "Sugar" Nunez 🥊🇲🇽

Nunez is showing an unbelievable chin. He’s walking straight forward, but Navarrete is greeting him with a brilliant chopping right hand and a wicked uppercut-to-hook "two-piece." 🍗💥

Up close, Nunez is staying busy…
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Round 9: Emanuel Navarrete vs. Eduardo "Sugar" Nunez 🥊🇲🇽

Navarrete detonated a HUGE right hand followed by a signature uppercut through the middle that turned Nunez's legs to jelly. 🫨🚀

Nunez is in deep, deep trouble. His right eye is now completely shut, and his movement has…
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Round 10: Emanuel Navarrete vs. Eduardo "Sugar" Nunez 🥊🇲🇽

Nunez is taking a brutal beating. Blood is pouring from a nasty gash near his right eye, which is now almost completely swollen shut. A stiff left hand from Navarrete sent him stumbling back early in the round. 👁️🩹…
— BoxingNews.com (@BoxingNews) March 1, 2026

Round 11, the doctor stops the fight: NEW UNIFIED CHAMPION: Emanuel "Vaquero" Navarrete! 👑🇲🇽

The doctor inspected Nunez’s right eye, which was completely shut and leaking blood, and ruled him unfit to continue. Nunez, ever the warrior, wanted to keep going, but the officials… https://t.co/CfUmlRTsLP
— BoxingNews.com (@BoxingNews) March 1, 2026

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