Billy Joe Saunders plans to start returning to a featherlight heavyweight in September after four years outside the ring. A former world champion with two Saunders divisions (30-1, 14 KO) claims that his goal is to become a world champion at the age of 175. This goal will be impossible for Billy Joe at his age. In August he will turn 36 and is not teenage or forceful enough to deal with featherlight heavyweight David Benavidez and David Morrell.

More about money?

You would like to think that Saunders’ return is older goals to achieve something great. However, Billy Joe just stink, sniffing the money, hoping that the Saudis will give him $ 10-20 million, like some of these other fighters. Chris Eubank Jr. And Conor Benn earned a fortune, but none of them never won the title of the world. They probably will never be. For Saunders for one of Mega-Mansions in Virginia Water In Surrey he would need great fights with Eubank Jr. and Dmitriry Bivol. Saunders may be almost impossible. It will probably fall apart like an senior car in his first fight against the opponent of tuning.

These two are examples of fighters making a fortune, although there is a lack of talent to win titles. Saunders must feel omitted, seeing these two rakes in cash; Hence the return. Billy Joe probably counts on a rematch with Eubank Jr. In PPV’s fight for huge money in Riyadh. It would be a fight at the business level and it has nothing to do with sport at all. Of course, he would not have a real lane on the line ;; It would not be close to a slight weighty weight.

“My biggest goal would be to become a world champion in three importance, but let’s just go back to the fight, and then see where we are,” said Billy Joe Saunders Ring magazine About his purpose to win the title of Master of Automotive in a featherlight heavyweight heavyweight in his return.

If Saunders believes that the Saudis will do it shower with money Shooting him straight to the top to challenge the winner of the rematch Dmitry Byvol vs. Artur Beterbiev 2, he jokes. They won’t do it or I hope not. It would be a bad appearance for this sport for Billy Joe, who would overcome the creamy draining and then received a crack at the winner of Bivol-Betiview 2.

Pain glove

Billy Joe must go David Morrell If he wants to have a chance to fight for gold. Fans would be nice to watch Saunders try to box Morrella so as not to be crushed by one of his powerful left hands. If Billy Joe wants to have a chance to earn a lot of money at the age of 175, he should run through this compact glove:

David Morrell
Jodan
Callum Smith
David Benavidez
Oleksandr Gvozdyk

Saunders was eliminated in the eighth round by Canelo Alvarez on May 8, 2021. In this defeat he suffered a broken eye nest and a cheekbone. Canelo used the custom of Billy Joe, leaning forward with his hands at his side. He fought his whole career so and was against her mainly against the flawless opposition, on which he built his 30-0 record.

When Saunders tried this against Canelo, the Mexican star nailed him with a great part in the eighth round and immediately began to celebrate when he saw his right eye.

Saunders reportedly created $ 8 million Since the fight against Canelo, who explains why he has not fought since then. He lived a high life. However, he made a mistake, holding away from the ring so long. If he would remain busy, he would probably be included in one of the Saudi cards against Eubank Jr. or Benni.

Emanuel Mavarrete today defends her super feather title WBO against her pretender No. 1, Charly Suarez, in the main event in San Diego. Navarrete (39-2-1, 32 KO) will make the fourth defense of your WBO 130-pound belt against Suarez (18-0, 10 KO) at the Arena.

The card will be live on ESPN and ESPN+ at 22:00 et | 19:00 Fri tonight. The estimated time on Navarrete’s fight with Suarez is at 23:00 et. The introductory card starts at 17:30 et / 14:30

Preview of main events: Navarrete vs. Suarez

Given the tender CV of Suarez, there was not much noise in today’s Navarrete fight. Fans do not know Suarez because he did not overcome any significant objection during his six -year professional career. He is not adolescent at the age of 36 to have such a sterile CV. On paper, Suarez is easily the weakest pretender, before which Navarrete defended his title since he captured him

Main card on ESPN and ESPN+ at 22:00 ET / 19 PM PT

Emanuel Navarrete vs. Charly Suarez
Raymond Muratalla vs. Zaur Abdullaev
Youthful Santillan vs. Angel Beltran
Andres Cortes vs. Salvador Jimenez
Albert Gonzalez vs. Jose Guardado

Prelims at 17:30 et / 14:30 PT on ESPN+

Alan Garcia vs. Cristian Medina
Sebastian Hernandez Reyes vs. Azat Hovhannisan
Samuel Contreras vs. Dyllon Cervantes Alvarado
Basaldua Pearl vs. Mona Ward

Fans would prefer that Navarrete would defend himself against one of the talented and younger contenders, not DOI its title with another tender opponent. In the last fight, Navarrete fought for an unnecessary rematch against Oscar Valdez in December last year after closing him in a unilateral 12-round decision in 2023.

Co-main cooperation: Muratalla vs. Abdalaev

People seem to be the most interested in the fight of this card, the main support between the lithe pretender Raymond Muratalla (22-0, 17 KO) and Zaur Abdullaev (20-1, 12 KO). They will fight for the free IBF 135-punting title. Muratalla is preferred to win this clash, and then potentially raised to the full status of the lithe IBF master, if Vasily Lomachenko does not return from absence to defend against him.

It is understandable why 30-year-old Navarrete decided to maintain the title of WBO 130-LB instead of following other belts in the Super Feather Wweight. The ranking of pretenders by the World Boxing Organization is one of the weakest of four sanctioning bodies.

WBO rankings seem upside down, with beaten, cushioned pretenders at the top and talented, threatening evaluated below. This is an ideal situation for a faulty master, such as Navarrete, to keep his title longer than usual. WBO Raymond Ford took 7th place in position 7, and Eduardo “Sugar” Nunez assessed #9. These two are Navarrete’s greatest threats for his reign, but for some reason they are low in WBO.

Emanuel Navarrete vs. Charly Suarez headers on Saturday, May 10, live from Pechanga Arena San Diego. The main card starts at 22:00 et / 19:00 PT at ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+, and Undercard starts at 17:30 et / 14:30 PT on ESPN+. Tickets now available at axs.com.

Where to watch

Stream: Live ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+
Global access: ESPN application, ESPN+application, browser, clever tv
Subscription: Required – Visit espnplus.com/toprank

Starting times

The main card begins:

• 22:00 and

• 19:00 Fri

• 3:00 BST (Sunday)

• 4:00 cest (Sunday)

Undercard (ESPN+):

• 17:30

• 14:30 pt

• 22:30 BST

• 23:30 CEST

Main event – Navarrete vs. Suarez (WBO Junior Lightweight World Title)

Emanuel Navarrete

“My performance against Oscar Valdez showed that I am 100 percent. We are prepared for a great fight because Suarez comes to my title.”
“We know what happened last time in San Diego. We got lost at the age of 135, but I’m ready to defend ourselves at 130 and show people that I returned to the right track.”
“We’ll see if I stay at the age of 130 or move again.”

Charly Suarez

“I prayed for this fight, and now it is here. I will not lose.”
“I bring all my amateur experience. This is my world title and I am ready to represent the Philippines.”
“Filipinos and Mexicans always play great fights.”

Co-fulling-mathla vs. Abdullaev (IBF ephemeral featherlight title of the world champion)

Raymond Muratalla

“I am ready to shine. We know that Abdullaev is arduous, but I put on a job.”
“It would be huge for my family and band,” I dreamed about it since I was a child. “

Zaur Abdullaev

“I am glad that I returned to the USA after five years. I am ready to become the world champion.”
“Muratalla is a very good warrior, but I’m ready to overcome this challenge.”

Undercard – fighter quotes

Andres Cortes

“There are levels in this. I’m at the top.”
“I dream about it every night. Put me on a knockout.”

Full combat card

• Emanuel Navarrete vs. Charly Suarez – WBO Junior Lightweight World Title

• Raymond Muratalla vs. Zaur Abdullaev – IBF ephemeral featherlight title of the world champion

• Andres Cortes vs. Salvador Jimenez – Junior Lightweight, 10 rounds

• Giovani Santillan vs. Angel Beltran – Valler’s scale, 10 rounds

• Perla basaldua vs. Mona Ward – weight Junior Bantamweight, 4 rounds

Information about the event

Date: Saturday, May 10, 2025
Premises: San Diego Pechanga
Program: Live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+
Main card: 22:00 et / 19:00 Fri
Undercard: 17:30 ET / 14:30 PT
Tickets: On sale at axs.com

Why watch?

Because Navarrete has unfinished interests in San Diego, and Suarez does not fly in the middle of the world to lie down.

Because Muratalla and Abdullaev chas their first world title – and none of them plan to play safely.

Because Cortes calls his shot, and Santillan represents his hometown in an indefinite card.

Because if you love the war between Mexico and the Philippines, you already know what is coming.