ADVERTISEMENT
Manila Bulletin devider Sports devider Boxing devider Charly Suarez camp urges WBO to order mandatory rematch vs Navarrete

Charly Suarez camp urges WBO to order mandatory rematch vs Navarrete

Published Jul 24, 2026 02:45 pm

At A Glance

  • Suarez made his bid for the unified WBO and International Boxing Federation (IBF) titles currently, even more apparent when he destroyed Manuel Avila in just one round to cement his status as the mandatory challenger.
Charly Suarez (Jhay Otamias)
Charly Suarez (Jhay Otamias)
The camp of super featherweight title contender Charly Suarez is asking the World Boxing Organization to impose the mandatory rematch between the Filipino boxer and unified Mexican champion Emanuel Navarrete following his successful ring return after a year of layoff.
Suarez made his bid for the unified WBO and International Boxing Federation (IBF) titles currently, even more apparent when he destroyed Manuel Avila in just one round to cement his status as the mandatory challenger.
His promoter, Samson Lewkowicz then called WBO to quickly order the negotiation for the rematch of the two fighters, whose first duel ended up in a controversial no contest.
“By destroying Manuel Avila, Charly Suarez proved once again he is the top contender to Emanuel Navarrete,” said Lewkowicz
“And we ask the WBO to enforce their order and direct his team to start negotiating for a rematch,” he added.
The call from Suarez’s camp came on the heels of reports linking Navarrete to a potential unification against WBC title holder Oshaquie Foster.
“Charly’s dream is to be world champion, and we feel he deserves another shot at the title,” echoed Suarez’s manager and 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,” he added.
It was not the first time that WBO ordered a rematch between the two fighters with the sanctioning body even ordering a second installment of their fight immediately after the review of the outcome of their first bout.
Navarrete, however, went for a unification with Eduardo Nunez, instead, to take the IBF crown.
Suarez, who improved to 19-0 after defeating Avila, might already be a world champion if not for the referee's ruling in his first bout against Navarrete. The official determined that the bloody cut sustained by the defending champion was caused by an accidental clash of heads rather than a punch, a decision that ultimately prevented Suarez from claiming the title.
The bout was stopped by the doctor, allowing Navarrete to come away with a technical decision win. A review of the fight footage, however, confirmed that the cut was from a punch from Navarrete and the outcome should have been a technical knockout win in favor of the Filipino.
The California State Athletic Commission, however, overturned the outcome to no contest.

Related Tags

Charly Suarez Emanuel Navarrete Boxing
ADVERTISEMENT
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1561_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ static_articles_1562_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1563_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}

{{ articles_filter_1564_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.mb-article-details { position: relative; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview, .mb-article-details .article-body-summary{ font-size: 17px; line-height: 30px; font-family: "Libre Caslon Text", serif; color: #000; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview iframe , .mb-article-details .article-body-summary iframe{ width: 100%; margin: auto; } .read-more-background { background: linear-gradient(180deg, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0) 13.75%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0.8) 30.79%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000) 72.5%); position: absolute; height: 200px; width: 100%; bottom: 0; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; padding: 0; } .read-more-background a{ color: #000; } .read-more-btn { padding: 17px 45px; font-family: Inter; font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px; line-height: 16px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 1px solid black; background-color: white; } .hidden { display: none; }
function initializeAllSwipers() { // Get all hidden inputs with cms_article_id document.querySelectorAll('[id^="cms_article_id_"]').forEach(function (input) { const cmsArticleId = input.value; const articleSelector = '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .body_images'; const swiperElement = document.querySelector(articleSelector); if (swiperElement && !swiperElement.classList.contains('swiper-initialized')) { new Swiper(articleSelector, { loop: true, pagination: false, navigation: { nextEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-next', prevEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-prev', }, }); } }); } setTimeout(initializeAllSwipers, 3000); const intersectionObserver = new IntersectionObserver( (entries) => { entries.forEach((entry) => { if (entry.isIntersecting) { const newUrl = entry.target.getAttribute("data-url"); if (newUrl) { history.pushState(null, null, newUrl); let article = entry.target; // Extract metadata const author = article.querySelector('.author-section').textContent.replace('By', '').trim(); const section = article.querySelector('.section-info ').textContent.replace(' ', ' '); const title = article.querySelector('.article-title h1').textContent; // Parse URL for Chartbeat path format const parsedUrl = new URL(newUrl, window.location.origin); const cleanUrl = parsedUrl.host + parsedUrl.pathname; // Update Chartbeat configuration if (typeof window._sf_async_config !== 'undefined') { window._sf_async_config.path = cleanUrl; window._sf_async_config.sections = section; window._sf_async_config.authors = author; } // Track virtual page view with Chartbeat if (typeof pSUPERFLY !== 'undefined' && typeof pSUPERFLY.virtualPage === 'function') { try { pSUPERFLY.virtualPage({ path: cleanUrl, title: title, sections: section, authors: author }); } catch (error) { console.error('ping error', error); } } // Optional: Update document title if (title && title !== document.title) { document.title = title; } } } }); }, { threshold: 0.1 } ); function showArticleBody(button) { const article = button.closest("article"); const summary = article.querySelector(".article-body-summary"); const body = article.querySelector(".article-body-preview"); const readMoreSection = article.querySelector(".read-more-background"); // Hide summary and read-more section summary.style.display = "none"; readMoreSection.style.display = "none"; // Show the full article body body.classList.remove("hidden"); } document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => { let loadCount = 0; // Track how many times articles are loaded const offset = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]; // Offset values const currentUrl = window.location.pathname.substring(1); let isLoading = false; // Prevent multiple calls if (!currentUrl) { console.log("Current URL is invalid."); return; } const sentinel = document.getElementById("load-more-sentinel"); if (!sentinel) { console.log("Sentinel element not found."); return; } function isSentinelVisible() { const rect = sentinel.getBoundingClientRect(); return ( rect.top < window.innerHeight && rect.bottom >= 0 ); } function onScroll() { if (isLoading) return; if (isSentinelVisible()) { if (loadCount >= offset.length) { console.log("Maximum load attempts reached."); window.removeEventListener("scroll", onScroll); return; } isLoading = true; const currentOffset = offset[loadCount]; window.loadMoreItems().then(() => { let article = document.querySelector('#widget_1690 > div:nth-last-of-type(2) article'); intersectionObserver.observe(article) loadCount++; }).catch(error => { console.error("Error loading more items:", error); }).finally(() => { isLoading = false; }); } } window.addEventListener("scroll", onScroll); });
Join Our Newsletters

Sign up by email to receive news.

© 2025 Manila Bulletin The Nation's Leading Newspaper. All Rights Reserved.