News, notes and observations after another busy weekend in boxing …
🥊 In the days leading up to Emanuel Navarrete’s title unification fight against Eduardo “Sugar” Núñez, the most oft asked question was: What does Navarrete have left? A decade of championship fights—16, entering the showdown with Núñez—had earned Navarrete titles in three divisions. It also had him looking a little shopworn in recent fights. Last year, Navarrete retained his title against Charly Suarez only after the referee incorrectly ruled a cut above Navarrete’s eye was caused by a headbutt. The win was later changed to a no-contest.
