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Underdog Navarrete beats up Dogboe, takes world title

By John J. Raspanti

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Photo: Mikey Willians/Top Rank
Photo: Mikey Willians/Top Rank

The best laid plans of mice and men often go astray wrote Scottish poet Robert Burns over two hundred years ago.

 

Undefeated WBO Issac Dogboe talked of unifying the world titles after his stunning knockout victory over Jessie Magdaleno eight months ago. The big fights were coming. All he had do was get past virtual unknown Emmanuel Navarrete on Saturday night.

 

Instead, Navarrete waltzed into The Theater at Madison Square Garden and took it to Dogboe, beating up the champion over 12 rounds to the win the bout and the WBO title by unanimous decision.

 

The Scores were 115-113, 116-112, and 116-112.

 

Maxboxing judged Navarrete the winner by a 116-112 tally.

 

Dogboe, from Ghana, did some good work in the first round, targeting Navarrete’s body. The much taller challenger came back in the next stanza to daze Dogboe with a left hook. His lounging shots were giving Dogboe all kinds of problems. The pattern was set. Whoever was the aggressor, controlled the action.

 

The action was competitive in the next couple of rounds. Whenever Dogboe was on the inside, he landed a few sharp punches. Navarrete, with the wingspan of a six-footer, tagged him with blows from ringside.

Navarrete (26-1, 22 KOs) connected with rights and a good left in round five. He continued his momentum in the next heat, pasting Dogboe’s face with punches.

 

Dogboe (20-1, 14 KOs) was having trouble seeing out of his rapidly swelling left eye. His right eye would soon mimic the left. Dogboe dug down deep and came out throwing punches in rounds seven and eight. Many landed, forcing Navarrete to stay away and not counter. Dogboe cracked the lanky Navarrete with body shots that must have hurt. Dogboe was making a courageous comeback, but could he keep it up?

 

Ultimately no.

 

Navarrete, who was born and raised in Mexico, had dreamed of winning a title since he was kid. He was obsessed, and very determined. He was back in control in round nine-strafing Dogboe with solid lefts and rights. He continued his attack in rounds 10 and 11, clipping Dogboe with hooks and overhand blows.

 

Dogoe was wobbled in the 12th and final round by numerous blows to the head, but hung on to make it to the bell.

 

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