Benavidez-Collazo, Navarrete-De Vaca official for August 17th on ESPN
Navarrete will be making his second super bantamweight title defense
Jose Benavidez Jr. vs. Luis Collazo and Emanuel Navarrete vs. Francisco De Vaca are officially set to co-headline an August 17th Top Rank on ESPN show from Los Angeles’ Banc of California Stadium.
Coming soon - Jose Benavidez Jr. vs Luis Collazo in a 10-round welterweight showdown, and Emanuel Navarrete defends his junior featherweight title against Francisco De Vaca on @ESPN!
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) July 15, 2019
Don't miss the action coming to the Banc of California Stadium in LA Saturday, August 17! pic.twitter.com/ppMZsGnozv
Benavidez (27-1, 18 KO) against Collazo (39-7, 20 KO) figures to be a quality matchup at 147 pounds, with the former looking to rebound from a loss to Terence Crawford and the latter riding a three-fight winning streak over solid opposition. It’s harder to get a bead on Navarrete (27-1, 22 KO) vs. De Vaca (20-0, 6 KO), as the latter has yet to face top-notch opposition, but I’d watch Navarrete fight anything with a pulse after his wars with Isaac Dogboe.
Since Claressa Shields pulled out of her planned super welterweight title shot on that date, this card is currently running unopposed. I don’t expect that to last too long, but let’s enjoy it while it does.