Liam Wilson takes on a two-weight world champion Mexican Emanuel Navarrete, who is on a ten-year winning streak in his bid to become Australia's latest world champion boxer.
, Australian fighters are not daunted by being labelled as underdogs.
If there had been interference though, it would cast serious doubt over whether Navarrete had weighed in under the limit, given he topped the scales almost exactly on the limit."Especially when he is a two-time world champion, I thought he'd be more professional than that. However, Wilson said he is likely to still head into the ring, especially given he has previously beaten a fighter who came in heavy.Controversy aside, this fight is Wilson's biggest opportunity since he turned professional.
Six months later, Wilson was back, knocking the Filipino fighter out in Brisbane — despite him weighing nearly 9 pounds over the limit. Navarrete is also a champion at featherweight and super bantamweight, but will be stepping up to the 130-pound limit for the first time.
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