Denis Berinchyk won/photo from Berinchyk's Instagram
Ukrainian boxer Denys Berinchyk won over Mexican Emmanuel Navarrete. It happened during the fight for the vacant WBO lightweight world title.
The fight between Berinchyk and Navarrete took place on the night of May 19 in San Diego, USA. Sport 24 told more about the match.
The fight lasted all twelve rounds, and according to the results of the judges' notes, the victory was awarded to the Ukrainian by split decision – 115-113, 112-116, 116-112. Thus, Berinchyk won his first title of one of the four main championship belts.
This victory was the 19th for the 36-year-old Berinchyk, of which 9 were won by knockout. 29-year-old Navarrete has 41 fights to his name: 38 wins (31 by knockout), two losses and one draw.
It should be noted that Navarrete was previously the WBO world champion in three divisions: the second lightest (2018- 2020), lightweight (2020-2023) and second lightweight (from 2023).
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note that there was also an extremely important match that night. Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury met in the ring. The winner was determined by the judges' notes: after all 12 rounds, Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk won by split decision of the judges. The score of the judges' notes: 115-112, 114-113 in favor of Usyk, and 113-114 in favor of Fury.
This fight went down in history as the first fight for the title of the absolute world champion in super heavyweight according to four belts, and Oleksandr Usyk became his triumphant, confirming his skill and invincibility in the ring. In addition, this is Tyson Fury's first defeat.
Let us remind you that on May 12, Ukrainian Vasyl Lomachenko effectively knocked out Australian George Kambosos and won the vacant IBF world lightweight title.