Filipino prizefighter Charly Suarez has been clamoring for a rematch with Emanuel Navarrete for the latter’s WBO super featherweight title for over a year now—but to no avail.
Suarez, of course, deserves that rematch after losing to Navarrete in controversial fashion back in May 2025. The Filipino lost via unanimous decision after the fight was stopped due to a bad cut on the Mexican, which was ruled as being caused by an accidental headbutt when it was, in fact, due to a punch from the Filipino.
The WBO had already sided with Suarez, ordering the camps of both fighters in May of this year to negotiate a rematch. Nothing materialized from that order, and now Navarrete is no longer champion after losing heavily to O’Shaquie Foster this October.
Charly Suarez Could Have Something Bigger on Tap
In the interim, Charly Suarez fought—and dismantled—Manuel Avila back in July to keep busy and stay sharp. Now, it is looking like he could have an even bigger fight on the horizon as he is supposedly being targeted by the legendary Vasiliy Lomachenko.
Lomachenko is a fighter who needs no introduction. Here’s one anyway: “Loma” is a Ukrainian southpaw and one of the most technically gifted boxers of his generation, a two-time Olympic gold medalist who carried a gaudy amateur record of 396 wins and just 1 loss into the pros.
As a pro, he needed only 12 fights to become a world champion in three weight classes, a record, and he did it with footwork and angles so slippery that opponents were left swinging at air. His pro record stands at 18-3 with 12 knockouts, and he hasn’t fought since stopping George Kambosos Jr. in the 11th round in May 2024. Now, at 38, he is plotting a comeback and has signed a new multi-year deal with Top Rank.
That, according to reports, could be next for Charly Suarez.
Stars Could Align for Charly Suarez
It could get even better for the Filipino. According to Dan Rafael’s Fight Freaks Unite, the plan is to pit the winner of Suarez vs. Lomachenko against O’Shaquie Foster, who is currently the unified WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring super featherweight champion.
“Loma is gonna fight Suarez. That’s pretty well done [for] February,” Top Rank’s Bob Arum told Rafael. “We’re gonna have a long-term deal… Whoever wins that fight would fight Foster sometime in the spring or summer of next year. And whoever wins that fight between Loma and Foster would then fight the guy who has the other title [Anthony Cacace, the WBA champion].”
Meaning, there could be a path for Charly Suarez to unify all major belts at 130—and it all could happen in 2027.
Of course, nothing is official as of this writing. But after waiting for nothing on Navarrete, something big might finally be in the offing for the Filipino.
