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Omar Narváez (boxer)

Omar Andrés Narváez (born October 7, 1975) is an Argentine professional boxer. He is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBO flyweight title from 2002 to 2010, and the WBO junior bantamweight title from 2010 to 2014. As an amateur, Narváez represented Argentina at the 2000 Olympics, reaching the round of 16 of the super flyweight bracket.

Omar Narvaez
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Born
Omar Andrés Narváez

(1975-10-07) October 7, 1975 (age 48)
Trelew, Argentina
NationalityArgentine
Other namesEl Huracán (The Hurricane)
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 2+1⁄2 in (159 cm)
Reach64 in (163 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights55
Wins49
Wins by KO25
Losses4
Draws2
Medal record
Representing  Argentina
World Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place Houston 1999 Flyweight
Bronze medal – third place Budapest 1997 Flyweight
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place Winnipeg 1999 Flyweight

Amateur career

  • He won the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.
  • 1996 Olympian, as a flyweight. His results were:
  • 1997 World Championships Bronze medalist in Budapest, HUN
  • 1998 South American Games Gold medalist
  • 1999 Pan American Games Gold medalist in Winnipeg, CAN, beat Manuel Mantilla (CUB) and José Navarro (USA)
  • 1999 World Championships Silver medalist in Houston, USA, beat Steve Molitor (CAN)
  • 2000 Olympian, as a flyweight. His results were:
    • Defeated Carlos Valcárcel (Puerto Rico) 12-6
    • Lost to Volodymyr Sydorenko (Ukraine) 10-16
      • He is one of the rare foreign boxers who have won two medals (gold / bronze) at the prestigious international boxing tournament Giraldo Cordoba Cardin, which is celebrated in Cuba every year by invitation. Omar won gold in 1999 in Villa Clara, winning the final against Filipino Arlan Lily, in the semifinals he had defeated the Guatemalan Castulo Gonzalez. In 2000, he won a bronze in the tournament in the province of Las Tunas, losing in the semifinals against the Thai Wijan Ponlid

Professional career

He won the WBO world flyweight title on July 13, 2002 by a unanimous decision win over Adonis Rivas. He defended the title against 15 different contenders such as Luis Alberto Lazarate, Andrea Sarritzu, Everardo Morales, Alexander Mahmutov, Reginaldo Martins Carvalho, Bernard Inom, Rexon Flores, Walberto Ramos, Brahim Asloum, Marlon Marquez, Carlos Tamara, Iván Pozo, Alejandro "Payasito" Hernández, Rayonta Whitfield and Omar Soto.

He then moved up to Super Flyweight and won the WBO Super Flyweight title on May 15, 2010, with a unanimous points decision against Nicaraguan Everth Briceno in Buenos Aires, Argentina. That same year he won the Platinum Konex Award as the best boxer from the last decade in Argentina.

Narvaez faced Nonito Donaire on Oct. 22, 2011, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden at Bantamweight. He lost the one-sided fight by unanimous decision, his first professional loss.

He later returned to the super flyweight division where he won the WBO world super flyweight title and defended it against 11 boxers before getting knocked out by Naoya Inoue in the second round on December 30, 2014.

Narvaez vs. Potapov

On 14 October 2017, Narvaez fought Nikolay Potapov who was ranked #2 by the WBO and #12 by the IBF at bantamweight. Narvaez won the fight via technical knockout in the 7th round.[1]

Narvaez vs. Tete

On 21 April 2018, Narvaez fought Zolani Tete for the WBO bantamweight title. Tete won by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest, 120-108, 120-108 on 120-108 on the judges' scorecards.[2]

Records

Professional boxing record

55 fights49 wins4 losses
By knockout251
By decision233
By disqualification10
Draws2
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
55Loss49–4–2Pablo Ariel GomezSD1021 Dec 2019Club Sportivo America, Rosario, ArgentinaLost IBF Latino bantamweight title
54Win49–3–2Carlos Jorge Luis SardinezUD1018 May 2019Club Huracán, Tres Arroyos, ArgentinaWon vacant IBF Latino bantamweight title
53Loss48–3–2Zolani TeteUD1221 Apr 2018SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern IrelandFor WBO bantamweight title
52Win48–2–2Jesus VargasUD103 Feb 2018Nuevo Palacio Aurinegro, Puerto Madryn, Argentina
51Win47–2–2Nikolai PotapovRTD7 (12), 3:0014 Oct 2017Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina
50Win46–2–2Breilor TeranUD1011 Jun 2016Gimnasio Municipal N° 1, Trelew, ArgentinaRetained IBF Latino bantamweight title
49Win45–2–2Jesus VargasRTD8 (10), 3:0019 Feb 2016Nuevo Palacio Aurinegro, Puerto Madryn, ArgentinaWon vacant IBF Latino bantamweight title
48Win44–2–2Diego Luis Pichardo LirianoUD1010 Oct 2015Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, ArgentinaWon vacant WBO International junior bantamweight title
47Loss43–2–2Naoya InoueKO2 (12), 3:0130 Dec 2014Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, JapanLost WBO junior bantamweight title
46Win43–1–2Felipe OrucutaMD1219 Sep 2014Anfiteatro Municipal, Villa María, ArgentinaRetained WBO junior bantamweight title
45Win42–1–2Antonio Tostado GarciaKO4 (12), 2:5917 May 2014Anfiteatro Municipal, Villa María, ArgentinaRetained WBO junior bantamweight title
44Win41–1–2David CarmonaTKO7 (12)21 Dec 2013Villa La Ñata Sporting Club, Benavídez, ArgentinaRetained WBO junior bantamweight title
43Win40–1–2Hiroyuki HisatakaTKO10 (12), 1:2624 Aug 2013Gimnasio Municipal N° 1, Trelew, ArgentinaRetained WBO junior bantamweight title
42Win39–1–2Felipe OrucutaSD1225 May 2013Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaRetained WBO junior bantamweight title
41Win38–1–2David QuijanoUD1215 Dec 2012Hilton Garden Inn Hotel & Casino, San Miguel de Tucumán, ArgentinaRetained WBO junior bantamweight title
40Win37–1–2Johnny GarcíaKO11 (12), 2:5520 Oct 2012Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaRetained WBO junior bantamweight title
39Win36–1–2José CabreraUD1221 Apr 2012Estadio Aldo Cantoni, San Juan, ArgentinaRetained WBO junior bantamweight title
38Loss35–1–2Nonito DonaireUD1222 Oct 2011The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.For WBC and WBO bantamweight titles
37Win35–0–2William UrinaUD1211 Jun 2011Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaRetained WBO junior bantamweight title
36Win34–0–2César SedaUD1215 Apr 2011Club Estudiantes, Bahía Blanca, ArgentinaRetained WBO junior bantamweight title
35Win33–0–2Víctor ZaletaUD1212 Feb 2011Polideportivo Municipal, Monte Hermoso, ArgentinaRetained WBO junior bantamweight title
34Win32–0–2Everth BricenoUD1215 May 2010Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaWon vacant WBO junior bantamweight title
33Win31–0–2Santiago AcostaUD1024 Feb 2010Estadio Socios Fundadores, Comodoro, Argentina
32Win30–0–2Omar SotoTKO11 (12), 1:5826 Jun 2009Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaRetained WBO flyweight title
31Win29–0–2Rayonta WhitfieldTKO10 (12), 0:507 Feb 2009Nuevo Palacio Aurinegro, Puerto Madryn, ArgentinaRetained WBO flyweight title
30Win28–0–2Alejandro HernandezUD1220 Sep 2008Nuevo Palacio Aurinegro, Puerto Madryn, ArgentinaRetained WBO flyweight title
29Win27–0–2Iván PozoRTD7 (12), 3:009 May 2008Pabellon Central, Vigo, SpainRetained WBO flyweight title
28Win26–0–2Carlos TamaraUD1225 Jan 2008Nuevo Palacio Aurinegro, Puerto Madryn, ArgentinaRetained WBO flyweight title
27Win25–0–2Marlon MarquezTKO4 (12), 2:4714 Sep 2007Gimnasio Municipal Nº 1, Trelew, ArgentinaRetained WBO flyweight title
26Win24–0–2Brahim AsloumUD1210 Mar 2007La Palestre, Le Cannet, ArgentinaRetained WBO flyweight title
25Win23–0–2Walberto RamosUD1214 Oct 2006Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaRetained WBO flyweight title
24Win22–0–2Rexon FloresUD125 Aug 2006Super Domo Orfeo, Córdoba, ArgentinaRetained WBO flyweight title
23Win21–0–2Feliciano AzuagaTKO6 (10)21 Apr 2006Super Domo Orfeo, Córdoba, Argentina
22Win20–0–2Bernard InomTKO11 (12), 0:445 Dec 2005Palais Omnisport de Paris Bercy, Paris, FranceRetained WBO flyweight title
21Win19–0–2Wellington VicenteKO7 (10)8 Apr 2005Gimnasio Municipal Nº 1, Trelew, Argentina
20Win18–0–2Marcos ObregonKO5 (10)10 Dec 2004Club General Paz Juniors, Córdoba, Argentina
19Win17–0–2Wellington VicenteTKO10 (10)29 Oct 2004Polideportivo Carlos Cerutti, Córdoba, Argentina
18Win16–0–2Reginaldo Martins CarvalhoTKO3 (12), 1:276 Mar 2004Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaRetained WBO flyweight title
17Win15–0–2Alexander MakhmutovRTD10 (12), 3:0014 Nov 2003Palais Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, FranceRetained WBO flyweight title
16Draw14–0–2Andrea SarritzuSD129 Aug 2003Cagliari, ItalyRetained WBO flyweight title
15Win14–0–1Everardo MoralesTKO5 (12)7 Jun 2003Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaRetained WBO flyweight title
14Win13–0–1Andrea SarritzuSD1214 Dec 2002Palazzetto dello Sport, Quartu Sant'Elena, ItalyRetained WBO flyweight title
13Win12–0–1Luis Alberto LazarteDQ10 (12), 2:2713 Sep 2002Gimnasio Municipal Nº 1, Trelew, ArgentinaRetained WBO flyweight title;
Lazarte disqualified for repeated headbutts
12Win11–0–1Adonis RivasUD1213 Jul 2002Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaWon WBO flyweight title
11Win10–0–1Felipe ZapataKO1 (10)30 Mar 2002Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
10Win9–0–1Marcos ObregonUD1010 Nov 2001Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
9Win8–0–1Wellington VicenteUD106 Oct 2001Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
8Win7–0–1Sandro PereyraTKO1 (6), 1:4621 Sep 2001Club General Paz Juniors, Córdoba, Argentina
7Win6–0–1Nicolas VergaraTKO3 (6)25 Aug 2001General Lavalle, Argentina
6Win5–0–1Javier ArceKO3 (4), 3:0030 Jun 2001Club Rivadavia, Necochea, Argentina
5Draw4–0–1Carlos MontiveroMD49 Jun 2001Estadio Gibson Brown, Posadas, Argentina
4Win4–0Ricardo ToledoRTD5 (6), 3:0014 Apr 2001Puerto Madryn, Argentina
3Win3–0Ricardo ToledoMD426 Jan 2001Necochea, Argentina
2Win2–0Daniel MonzonKO1 (4)16 Dec 2000Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
1Win1–0Carlos PalaciosRTD4 (4)1 Dec 2000Trelew, Argentina

See also

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Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBO flyweight champion
July 13, 2002 – May 2010		Vacant
Title next held by
Julio César Miranda
Vacant
Title last held by
Jorge Arce 		WBO junior bantamweight champion
May 15, 2010 – December 30, 2014		Succeeded by
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