Suarez awaits verdict on enchantment of May 11 loss

The Philippines’ Charly Suarez, proper, unloads a punch in opposition to Mexico’s Emanuel Navarrete right through their WBO tremendous bantamweight international name battle at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California, USA.–Photo from Top Rank/Mikey Williams

Just days got rid of from a contentious finish to his bid to take the World Boxing Organization junior light-weight crown, Charly Suarez used to be strangely composed.

The Olympian from Davao del Norte, chatting with Filipino journalists in particular person for the primary time since his loss to Emanuel Navarrete in america, used to be even gracious as his group awaits the overall choice on an enchantment they filed after the debatable finishing to their May 11 battle.

A choice is predicted to be made authentic on June 2, which shall be key in defining the occupation of Suarez, who’s getting into what many would simply regard because the tail finish of a boxer’s high years. At 36, the bemedalled former nationwide boxer’s window to win his first-ever international name as a professional is getting narrower through the month.

Edward Collantes, who refereed the name conflict at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, stopped the battle simply ahead of the 8th spherical because of a minimize at the champion Navarrete’s brow. Replays later confirmed that Suarez in truth stuck the Mexican with a crisp left right through the 6th, which might’ve been sufficient reason why to instructed a stoppage that may’ve topped Suarez as the brand new king.

And Suarez stated that are meant to the end result be overturned, he would gladly give Navarrete a rematch.

“It was fun. I actually enjoyed it,” Suarez stated right through a lunch arranged through his handler, Chavit Singson. “If ever I get the world title, I’d also still give him the rematch because the fight was really that good.”

Should the California State Athletic Commission rule the battle as No-Contest, although, a rematch is most probably going to be held in an instant—one thing the WBO and its president, Gustavo Olivieri, is leaning against, in step with on-line studies.

Top Rank vp Carl Moretti, as quickly because the replays made the rounds on social media, wrote on X (previously Twitter): “Deserved rematch to come.” INQ