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EMANUEL NAVARRETE’S ROAD TO UNIFIED
JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT TITLEHOLDER WAS A SAGA OF LONG HOURS FOR LOW PAY, BUT THE HEAVY-HANDED MEXICAN NOW FINDS HIMSELF AMONG THE POUND-FOR-POUND BEST IN BOXING By Ernesto Amador O n February 28, Emanuel Navarrete dominated top-rated junior lightweight Eduardo Nunez to an 11th-round stoppage that unified world titles and pushed the unorthodox banger to the No. 1 spot in The Ring’s 130-pound rankings. Navarrette (40-2-1, 33 KOs), who was previously The Ring’s No. 1-rated junior
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