Emanuel Navarrete faces Denys Berinchyk in the main event live from Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California on Saturday, May 18. Mexico’s three-division world champion and Olympic silver medalist of Ukraine clash for the vacant WBO lightweight title. The world championship bout is scheduled for 12 rounds.
29-year-old Emanuel Navarrete (38-1-1, 31 KOs) of San Juan Zitlaltepec looks to land a world title in his fourth weight class. 35-year-old Denys Berinchyk (18-0, 9 KOs) of Krasnodon, Luhansk Oblast goes through the ropes in the U.S. for the first time and makes his first attempt to become champion as a pro.
In the 12-round co-main event, San Diego’s 32-year-old southpaw Giovani Santillan (32-0, 17 KOs) takes on 23-year-old Brian Norman Jr. (25-0, 19 KOs) of Decatur, Georgia. The pair battles it out for the interim WBO welterweight belt.
Headlining the Navarrete vs Berinchyk prelims, 24-year-old Richard Torrez Jr (9-0, 9 KOs) of Tulare, California clashes with 30-year-old Brandon Moore (14-0, 8 KOs) of Lakeland, Florida. The bout is scheduled for eight rounds at heavyweight. The full lineup can be found below.
Emanuel Navarrete vs Denys Berinchyk results
Get Emanuel Navarrete vs Denys Berinchyk full fight card results below.
- Art Barrera def. Levy Josue Garcia Benitez by unanimous decision (40-35, 40-35, 40-35)
- Jonathan Lopez def. Edgar Ortega by TKO (R8 at 2:39)
- Alan Garcia def. Wilfredo Flores by unanimous decision (80-72, 80-72, 80-72)
- Emiliano Vargas def. Angel Varela Urena by KO (R6 at 1:01)
- Jonny Mansour def. Anel Dudo by unanimous decision (40-36, 40-36, 40-36)
- Richard Torrez Jr def. Brandon Moore by TKO (R5 at 1:39) | Watch highlights
- Brian Norman Jr def. Giovani Santillan by TKO (R10 at 1:33) | Watch highlights
- Denys Berinchyk def. Emanuel Navarrete by split decision (115-113, 116-112, 112-116) | Post-fight interview