Professional career
Emanuel Navarrete turned professional in February 2012 and scored five consecutive knockout wins before suffering a controversial defeat in a regional tournament. In December 2018, Navarrete defeated WBO super-bantamweight champion Isaac Dogboe to become a world champion. In their rematch, six months later, Navarrete dropped Dogboe twice and stopped him in the 12th and final round.
Navarrete made four defences before moving up to featherweight, beating Ruben Villa to win the vacant WBO featherweight title in the Las Vegas bubble in October 2020. Following three defences, Navarrete moved up to win the vacant WBO super-featherweight title in February 2023, knocking out Liam Wilson. Two defences later, against Oscar Valdez and a draw with Robson Conceicao, Navarrete made an unsuccessful attempt at the lightweight title, losing to Denys Berinchyk via split decision on May 18, 2024.
