Emanuel Navarrete vs Denys Berinchyk 5/18 ESPN

Solid card also landing on Usyk v Fury same day/night. Huge weekend on the fight front! Navarrete is always high level ignition switch on, very fan friendly yet somehow remains on the back burner of sorts. Looking to crash the gate at 135 here and become a 4th division champ with no walk over in 18-0 Denys Berinchyk. Top rank has something brewing after Loma win and Stevenson will maybe/maybe not resign possibilities. Very solid co-main with 25-0 Brian Norman Jr v
Giovani Santillan 32-0 welterweights.

under the radar fight. i'm not sure if emanuel's power will carry up to lightweight. denys has fought most of his career at or above lightweight but he doesn't really have big power. emanuel started out as a flyweight. he also had a couple of struggles at super feather against liam wilson & robson conceicao. if emanuel's not at the top of his game denys might surprise him

Berinchyk always have entertaining ring walks. He has a real shot at recording the upset here

Crazy day, had some things go sideways tonight but in a good way :). Have to catch this main late late. But right now Brian Norman is working Giovani Santillan over! Had him stunned in 8th he's busted up badly! Definitely catching card later

massive knockout by brain norman jr in the tenth

emanuel navarrete v denys berinchyk, i've got it a draw

one judge has it for denys by two points, one judge has it for emanuel by four points & the third has it for denys by four points. denys is the new wbo lightweight champion

Berinchyk was quality and glad he got the split decision.

it was a messy fight to watch

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massive knockout by brain norman jr in the tenth

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That was probably one of the more complete poised breakdowns by a young talent recently, absolutely brutal fashion. He shot from obscurity to immediate title contention demolishing #1 Santillan like that.

Honestly just caught main in bits and pieces but was really put off by Navarrete for some reason early. He's always had that pudgy hanging over the belt look but ffs he looked like a near Jr middle with Berinchyk. Both had a clunky style going but good on Berinchyk forced the issue and picked his spots well.

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massive knockout by brain norman jr in the tenth

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That was probably one of the more complete poised breakdowns by a young talent recently, absolutely brutal fashion. He shot from obscurity to immediate title contention demolishing #1 Santillan like that.

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that's the best i've seen brian look. lived up to some of the sparring rumours. giovani also similarly shot from obscurity with his demolition alexis rocha in his previous fight

Berinchyk achieved the upset. His F-bomb at the ring interview came from out of nowhere. Very funny

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Berinchyk achieved the upset. His F-bomb at the ring interview came from out of nowhere. Very funny

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Good call on the upset. Missed the interview but he was calling on Stevenson, even Keyshawn?