Charly Suarez, camp push for Emanuel Navarrete title rematch
Filipino boxer Charly Suarez celebrates after a first-round TKO win over Manuel Avila in California.–Photo from ProBoxTV
MANILA, Philippines–Charly Suarez delivered a statement win in his return to the ring over the weekend more than a year after his controversial fight against Emanuel Navarrete that cost him a world title.
Suarez (19-0, 11KOs) stopped Manuel Avila in the first round of their super featherweight bout on Sunday (Manila time) in a ProBox TV co-main event at NOS Events in San Bernardino, California.
And as if the emphatic victory wasn’t enough, Suarez and his camp made their intentions clear.
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CHARLY SUAREZ MADE A STATEMENT 🇵🇭💥
Charly Suarez came out firing and finished Manuel Avila in the opening round.
A dominant performance earns Suarez the WBO International Super Featherweight Title and keeps him firmly in the world title picture.
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“By destroying Manuel Avila, Charly Suarez proved once again he is the top contender to Emanuel Navarrete, and we ask the WBO to enforce their order and direct his team to start negotiating for a rematch,” said Sampson Lewkowicz, as per boxingscene.com. “Thank you to Garry Jonas and ProBoxTV for giving Charly this high-profile opportunity to show his talents and make a strong case for another title shot.”
“Charly’s dream is to be world champion, and we feel he deserves another shot at the title,” added Suarez’s manager/trainer Delfin Boholst. “Avila was a capable opponent, and Charly had no problem with him. We are ready for another shot at the world title.”
Suarez’s WBO world title bout against Navarrete back in May 2025 ended in controversy in the eighth round.
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Charly Suarez knocks down Manuel Avila in the first round of their 10-round super featherweight fight in California.–Photo from ProBoxTV
The bout was halted with the Mexican bleeding from a cut over his left eye caused by an accidental clash of heads, as ruled by referee Edward Collantes in the sixth round.
As a result, the fight went to the scorecards at the time of the stoppage with all three judges having Navarrete ahead on points—77-76, 77-76 and 78-75.
Less than a month later, the fight was ruled a No-Contest by the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) upon review of video replays that clearly showed the gash was from a punch, and had it not been for Collantes’ blunder, the Davao del Norte native would’ve won the world title by technical knockout.
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) ordered an “immediate rematch” between the two. Navarrete, however, was instead allowed to unify the WBO and IBF belts against fellow Mexican Eduardo Nuńez last February in Arizona. Navarrete won by 11th-round stoppage.
