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Filipino boxing star Charly Suarez during a press conference on Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Quezon City. Photo from Rom Anzures, ABS-CBN News.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1747557875586IMG_9989.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Filipino boxing star Charly Suarez during a press conference on Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Quezon City. Photo from Rom Anzures, ABS-CBN News."/>Filipino boxing star Charly Suarez during a press conference on Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Quezon City. Photo from Rom Anzures, ABS-CBN News.MANILA — Filipino boxing star Charly Suarez is not holding any grudges despite his controversial loss to WBO Super Featherweight champion Emmanuel Navarrete.</div>During Round 6 of their bout last May 10, the Filipino Olympian connected on a strong hit which caused bleeding in the left eyebrow of the champion from Mexico.However, referee Edward Collantes deemed that the cut was due to a headbutt despite the replays showing otherwise, and Suarez eventually lost the match due to a technical decision.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2025/5/11/mexicos-navarrete-beats-phs-suarez-on-technical-decision-to-keep-title-1312">READ: Mexico&#x27;s Navarrete beats PH&#x27;s Suarez on technical decision to keep title</a></div>“First two rounds, nandoon yung accuracy at speed niya. Pero nung pataas ng pataas yung round, medyo nababawasan na siya,” acknowledged Suarez during a press conference on Sunday in Quezon City.“Kaya ko siya, kasi habang tumataas yung rounds, kaya ko pa rin yung suntok,” he added.Suarez shared that even dating back to their preparations, he already anticipated an unfavorable result if he would not knock out Navarrete.“Dapat talaga knock out,” he emphasized. “So nung nangyari yun, na-shock ako at alam kong possible na matalo. Pero alam ko na tumama yung suntok, at nakita nga sa replay.”But even with the loss, Suarez has no ill feelings toward his Mexican counterpart.“I respect the decision of the judges. I would still like to thank Top Rank for the opportunity,” he said. “Hindi ko hawak yung decision. Ang hawak ko lang is to fight, to win the fight, and na ingatan yung sarili ko.”“Ang nagpapalakas rin ng loob ko that time is yung sinabi ng Mexicano na: ‘You won the fight!’ Even though I lost, ang sinasabi rin ng ibang tao eh maganda. ‘Di lang Pilipino yung nag angat sa akin,” he added, before expressing his message to Navarrete.“Thank you for the good fight. It was a good fight, and it’s not your fault, and I hope we&#x27;ll have a rematch someday,” he said. “I’ll be waiting. Thank you so much, and God bless you.”On the other hand, multiple reports have indicated that a hearing will be held on June 2 by the California State Athletic Commission, and it is expected that <a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2025/5/12/boxing-suarez-navarrete-bout-to-be-ruled-a-no-contest-report-1848">the match will be overturned as a no-contest</a>.But for Suarez, the match must be ruled as a technical knockout (TKO) win in favor of him.“Sa akin kasi, mas maganda na makuha ko yung belt,” he said. “‘Di naman namin in-expect yung mangyayari, pero I’m praying na may magandang result pag dating ng June 2, kung sino talaga yung karapat-dapat na champion.”Still, regardless of what the decision would turn out to be, Suarez insisted that a rematch would be the best way to iron things out.“Sa akin, after nung laban na yun, dapat rematch,” he said. “Dapat kami ulit ni Navarrete kasi masaya eh. Nag enjoy ako doon sa laban na yun. Magandang laban eh, so sayang kung hindi mapagbigyan yung rematch.”<div>“Even ako, kung makuha ko yung belt? Bibigyan ko siya ng chance na mag rematch kami. Pangit kasi yung manalo ka dahil lang doon. Willing po akong ibigay yung rematch kung sakali kay Navarrete para ibalik yung binigay niya sa akin,” Suarez added. RELATED VIDEO: <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BnS0V7bDTdQ?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></div>

Filipino boxing star Charly Suarez is not holding any grudges despite his controversial loss to WBO Super Featherweight champion Emmanuel Navarrete.

Filipino boxing star Charly Suarez is not holding any grudges despite his controversial loss to WBO Super Featherweight champion Emmanuel Navarrete.

'It's not your fault': No ill feelings from Suarez despite controversial loss to Navarrete

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'It's not your fault': No ill feelings from Suarez despite controversial loss to Navarrete

Rom Anzures,

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Published May 18, 2025 05:30 PM PHT

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