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What time will Navarrete vs. Diaz fight start on April 24th

Emanuel Navarrete and Christopher Diaz are set to face off in the ring Saturday for the WBO featherweight title. We break down when the fight starts and how to watch the full card.

By kate.magdziuk

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 In this handout image provided by Top Rank, Christopher Diaz celebrates after defeating Jason Sanchez (not pictured) in their featherweight bout at MGM Grand Conference Center Grand Ballroom on June 23, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank via Getty Images

The WBO featherweight title is on the line on Saturday, April 24th in Kissimmee, Florida as Emanuel Navarrete makes his first title defense. He will face Christopher Diaz on ESPN, with the main card starting at 10 p.m. ET. Ring walks for the main event will get going at approximately 11:30 p.m., but that will depend on how long the other fights take.

Navarette enters the fight with a 32-1 record and the newly crowned featherweight champ. He beat Ruben Villa in October 2020 to claim the vacant WBO title. He’s currently the sixth ranked featherweight at The Ring Magazine.

Diaz enters the fight with a a 26-2 record and is coming off back-to-back unanimous decision wins in 2020 over Jason Sanchez and Adeilson Dos Santos. Prior to that he lost a unanimous decision to Shakur Stevenson. He is 3-2 in title fights during his career and ranked sixth by the WBO.

This fight will air on ESPN. If you’re looking to live stream the fight, you can do so via WatchESPN or the ESPN app. But keep in mind — you’ll need a cable subscription to log in. If you don’t have a cable log in, you can also watch with a subscription to ESPN+. You can subscribe to ESPN+ on the ESPN website, where you can get a monthly subscription for $5.99, or get the ESPN/Disney/Hulu bundle for $13.99 per month.

Emanuel Navarrete is the favorite to win this title fight, with moneyline odds at -1000 at DraftKings Sportsbook. Christopher Diaz’s odds to win the fight are at +525. We’re still awaiting the slate of prop bets for this fight, including whether or not it will go the distance

Full Card

Main event: Emanuel Navarrete vs. Christopher Diaz for Navarrete’s WBO featherweight title

Edgar Berlanga vs. Demond Nicholson — super middleweight
Josue Vargas vs. Willie Shaw — junior welterweight
Joseph Adorno vs. Jamaine Ortiz — lightweight
Orlando Gonzalez vs. Juan Antonio Lopez — featherweight
Xander Zayas vs. Demarcus Layton — welterweight
Jeremy Adorno vs. Ramiro Martinez — junior featherweight
Jaycob Goomez vs. Mobley Villegas — junior lightweight

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