Emanuel Navarrete vs. Charly Suarez: Picks, Predictions and Odds

Mexican superstar Emanuel Navarrete fights for the first time this year this weekend with a potentially tricky WBO super featherweight title defense against the unbeaten Charly Suarez.

Navarette (39-2-1, 32 KOs) was last seen stopping Oscar Valdez in December, while Suarez (18-0, 10 KOs) is the mandatory challenger for the WBO title and will be fighting for a world title for the first time.

Emanuel Navarrete vs. Charly Suarez betting picks and predictions

Emanuel Navarrete To Win By KO, TKO or DQ (+100)

Emanuel Navarrete had a mixed 2024 as he failed in his bid to become a four-weight world champion in the first half of the year, losing on a split decision to Denys Berinchyk when challenging for the vacant WBO lightweight crown, before picking up an impressive win over Valdez in his last bout.

Vaquero comes up against a mandatory challenger this weekend with Suarez ranked highly by the WBO after putting together an 18-0 record. Navarrete is the clear favorite but it is worth pointing out that Suarez is something of an unknown quantity.

The 36-year-old challenger had an impressive amateur career but made a relatively late move to the professional ranks, making his debut in 2019. Suarez has passed every test he has faced so far, but he obviously hasn’t been in the ring with anyone as talented as Navarrete before.

While there are questions to be answered as to just how good Suarez is, we know exactly what we are going to get from Navarette.

The Mexican applies relentless pressure as he constantly looks to move forward, with both his power and the volume of shots he throws making him a serious problem for any opponent. Suarez is a little more patient but he does have serious knockout power himself, as he showed last time out with a blistering third-round performance against Jorge Castaneda that brought that contest to an early conclusion.

Ultimately, Navrette’s class and experience gives him a clear edge and his stoppage record suggests he can make Suarez his latest KO victim this weekend. 

Suarez seems well aware that this is his big chance and he should be competitive, but so many quality fighters and game challengers have failed to cope with the pressure Navarette exerts previously and Saturday’s contest may follow a similar pattern.

At some point, the Mexican champion should be able to engineer an opening to ensure he wins without needing the judges.  

Emanuel Navarrete To Win In Rounds 7-9 (+400)

Navarette does have exceptional power but he is the sort of fighter who grinds opponents down with the sheer volume of his attacks, rather than with an incredible one-punch knockout.

Suarez looks comfortable fighting on the counter and that should keep him in the fight in the early stages. However, at some stage, either Navarrete’s work rate will start to have an impact or Suarez may decide he has to take a few risks if he is falling behind, and a stoppage in rounds 7-9 looks a good option.

This period is where Navarrete tends to be dangerous and his last three stoppage wins have come in rounds 6-9, and that may be where he is able to get the job done against Suarez. 

Emanuel Navarrete vs. Charly Suarez odds

	Emanuel Navarrete	Charly Suarez
Money Line	-390	+290
By KO, TKO, DQ	+100	+750
By Decision or Technical Decision	+210	+600

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