Pero vs. Navarro

May 9, 2025 | The Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, USA

Network: DAZN

Fight Results

Dainier Pero vs. Cesar Navarro:
Pero wins by UD.

Corey Marksman vs. Tayden Beltran:
Marksman wins by TKO in the 7th round.

Kaipo Gallegos vs. Pedro Castaneda Castro:
Gallegos wins by RTD after round 6.

Natalie Dove vs. Nayeli Rodriguez:
Bout ends in a UD draw.

Ariel Perez vs. Mario Bedolla Orozco:
Perez wins by UD.

Jeremy Adorno vs. Jonathan Gabriel Pachado:
Adorno wins by TKO in the 1st round.

Elise Soto vs. Colleen Davis:
No contest due to accidental headbutt in the 2nd round.

Quincey Williams vs. Jose Edgardo Perdomo:
Williams wins by KO in the 4th round.

Fight Details

Most Valuable Prospects returns to the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida, on Friday, May 9, featuring a 10-round heavyweight main event between two 25-year-olds: undefeated Cuban Olympian Dainier “The Fear” Pero (10-0, 8 KOs) and Mexico’s Cesar “Chaka” Navarro (13-2, 11 KOs).

The event, promoted by Boxlab Promotions, will stream for free on DAZN.com and the DAZN app, requiring no subscription.

Pero, fighting out of Orlando by way of Camaguey, Cuba, will make his fifth appearance on the Most Valuable Prospects series. He enters this bout on a six-fight TKO streak, most recently stopping Walter Burns in the opening round in December 2024. Across the ring, Navarro, who trains in Phoenix, Arizona, but hails from Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, has recorded nine first-round knockouts in his pro career

The co-main event features an 8-round lightweight clash at 135 pounds between two more unbeaten competitors: Orlando’s Corey “2Smoove” Marksman (10-0-1, 7 KOs) and Huntington Beach’s Tayden “The Butcher” Beltran (10-0-1, 5 KOs). Both aim to preserve their perfect records.

Main card:

▪️Dainier Pero vs. Cesar Navarro, 10 rounds, for the WBA Continental USA heavyweight title
▪️Corey Marksman vs. Tayden Beltran, 8 rounds, lightweight
▪️Kaipo Gallegos vs. Pedro Castaneda Castro, 8 rounds, lightweight
▪️Natalie Dove vs. Nayeli Rodriguez, 6 rounds, super flyweight

Prelims (Starts at 5:30 pm ET):

▪️Ariel Perez vs. Mario Bedolla Orozco, 6 rounds, light heavyweight
▪️Jeremy Adorno vs. Jonathan Gabriel Pachado, 6 rounds, super lightweight
▪️Elise Soto vs. Colleen Davis, 6 rounds, super featherweight
▪️Quincey Williams vs. Jose Edgardo Perdomo, 6 rounds, super welterweight

Watch Pero vs. Navarro prelims: Watch

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