Omar Narváez (boxer)

Omar Narváez
Statistics
Real name	Omar Andrés Narváez
Nickname(s)	El Huracán ("The Hurricane")
Rated at	Flyweight Super flyweight
Height	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Nationality	Argentine
Born	(1975-07-10) July 10, 1975 Trelew, Chubut, Argentina
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	49
Wins	45
Wins by KO	24
Losses	2
Draws	2
Medal record Representing  Argentina Men's boxing World Amateur Championships Houston 1999 Flyweight Budapest 1997 Flyweight Pan American Games Winnipeg 1999 Flyweight

Omar Andrés Narváez (born July 10, 1975) is an Argentine professional boxer. He is a former WBO flyweight and super flyweight champion, and as an amateur was the first boxer from the 2000 Olympics to capture a major world title.

Amateur

• He won the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.
• 1996 Olympian, as a flyweight. His results were:
  • Defeated Joan Guzmán (Dominican Republic) 9-4
  • Lost to Mehdi Assous (Algeria) 4-20
• 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 Vladimir Sidorenko (Ukraine) 10-16
    • It is one of the rare foreign boxers who have won two medals (gold / bronze) at the prestigious international boxing tournament Giraldo Cordoba Cardin, which every year is celebrated in Cuba by invitation, Omar won gold in 1999 in Villa Clara, winning the final against Filipino Arlan Lily, in the semifinals had defeated the Guatemalan Castulo Gonzalez in 2000 won a bronze in the tournament in the province of Las Tunas, losing in the semifinals against the Thai Wijan Polit.

Pro

He won the WBO world flyweight title on July 13, 2002 by a unanimous decision win over Adonis Rivas. He defended the title 16 times with wins over Luis Alberto Lazarate, Andrea Sarritzu (twice), 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.

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 and made eleven consecutive defenses of the WBO super flyweight title before getting knocked out by Naoya Inoue in the second round on December 30, 2014.

Professional boxing record

45 Wins (24 knockouts), 2 Losses, 2 Draws[1]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd.,Time	Date	Location	Notes
N/A	N/A	Emmanuel Rodríguez	N/A	– (10)	2017-01-13		IBF bantamweight title eliminator
Win	45–2–2	Jesus Vargas	RTD	8 (10)	2016-02-19	Nuevo Palacio Aurinegro, Puerto Madryn, Chubut
Win	44–2–2	Diego Luis Pichardo Liriano	UD	10	2015-10-10	Ce.De.M. N° 2, Buenos Aires	Won vacant WBO International Super Flyweight title.
Loss	43–2–2	Naoya Inoue	KO	2 (12), 3:01	2014-12-30	Metropolitan Gym, Tokyo	Lost WBO Super Flyweight title.
Win	43–1–2	Felipe Orucuta	MD	12	2014-09-19	Anfiteatro Municipal, Villa María, Córdoba	Retained WBO Super Flyweight title.
Win	42–1–2	Antonio Garcia	KO	4 (12), 2:59	2014-05-17	Anfiteatro Municipal, Villa María, Córdoba	Retained WBO Super Flyweight title.
Win	41–1–2	David Carmona	TKO	7 (12)	2013-12-21	Villa La Ñata Sporting Club, Benavídez, Buenos Aires	Retained WBO Super Flyweight title.
Win	40–1–2	Hiroyuki Hisataka	TKO	10 (12), 1:26	2013-08-24	Gimnasio Municipal N° 1, Trelew, Chubut	Retained WBO Super Flyweight title.
Win	39–1–2	Felipe Orucuta	SD	12	2013-05-25	Luna Park, Buenos Aires	Retained WBO Super Flyweight title.
Win	38–1–2	David Quijano	UD	12	2012-12-15	Hilton Garden Inn, San Miguel, Tucumán	Retained WBO Super Flyweight title.
Win	37–1–2	Johnny García	KO	11 (12), 2:55	2012-10-20	Luna Park, Buenos Aires	Retained WBO Super Flyweight title.
Win	36–1–2	José Cabrera	UD	12	2012-04-21	Estadio Aldo Cantoni, San Juan, San Juan	Retained WBO Super Flyweight title.
Loss	35–1–2	Nonito Donaire	UD	12	2011-10-22	WaMu Theater, New York City, New York	For WBC and WBO Bantamweight titles.
Win	35–0–2	William Urina	UD	12	2011-06-11	Luna Park, Buenos Aires	Retained WBO Super Flyweight title.
Win	34–0–2	Cesar Seda	UD	12	2011-04-15	Club Estudiantes, Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires	Retained WBO Super Flyweight title.
Win	33–0–2	Víctor Zaleta	UD	12	2011-02-12	Polideportivo Municipal, Monte Hermoso, Buenos Aires	Retained WBO Super Flyweight title.
Win	32–0–2	Everth Briceno	UD	12	2010-05-15	Luna Park, Buenos Aires	Won vacant WBO Super Flyweight title.
Win	31–0–2	Santiago Acosta	UD	10	2010-02-24	Estadio Socios Fundadores, Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut
Win	30–0–2	Omar Soto	TKO	11 (12), 1:58	2009-06-26	Luna Park, Buenos Aires	Retained WBO Flyweight title.
Win	29–0–2	Rayonta Whitfield	TKO	10 (12), 0:50	2009-02-07	Nuevo Palacio Aurinegro, Puerto Madryn, Chubut	Retained WBO Flyweight title.
Win	28–0–2	Alejandro Hernandez	UD	12	2008-09-20	Nuevo Palacio Aurinegro, Puerto Madryn, Chubut	Retained WBO Flyweight title.
	27–0–2	Iván Pozo	RTD	7 (12), 3:00	2008-05-09	Pabellón Central, Vigo, Galicia	Retained WBO Flyweight title.
Win	26–0–2	Carlos Tamara	UD	12	2008-01-25	Nuevo Palacio Aurinegro, Puerto Madryn, Chubut	Retained WBO Flyweight title.
Win	25–0–2	Marlon Marquez	TKO	4 (12), 2:47	2007-09-14	Municipal Gymnasium No. 1, Trelew, Chubut	Retained WBO Flyweight title.
Win	24–0–2	Brahim Asloum	UD	12	2007-03-10	La Palestre, Le Cannet, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	Retained WBO Flyweight title.
Win	23–0–2	Walberto Ramos	UD	12	2006-10-14	Luna Park, Buenos Aires	Retained WBO Flyweight title.
Win	22–0–2	Rexon Flores	UD	12	2006-08-05	Orfeo Superdomo, Córdoba, Córdoba	Retained WBO Flyweight title.
Win	21–0–2	Feliciano Azuaga	TKO	6 (10)	2006-04-21	Orfeo Superdomo, Córdoba, Córdoba
Win	20–0–2	Bernard Inom	TKO	11 (12), 0:44	2005-12-05	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, Île-de-France	Retained WBO Flyweight title.
Win	19–0–2	Wellington Vicente	KO	7 (10)	2005-04-08	Municipal Gymnasium No. 1, Trelew, Chubut
Win	18–0–2	Marcos Obregon	KO	5 (10)	2004-12-10	Club General Paz Juniors, Córdoba, Córdoba
Win	17–0–2	Wellington Vicente	TKO	10 (10)	2004-10-29	Polideportivo Carlos Cerutti, Córdoba, Córdoba
Win	16–0–2	Reginaldo Martins Carvalho	TKO	3 (12), 1:27	2004-03-06	Luna Park, Buenos Aires	Retained WBO Flyweight title.
Win	15–0–2	Alexander Makhmutov	RTD	10 (12), 3:00	2003-11-14	Palais Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, Île-de-France	Retained WBO Flyweight title.
Draw	14–0–2	Andrea Sarritzu	SD	12	2003-08-09	Villasimius, Sardinia	Retained WBO Flyweight title.
Win	14–0–1	Everardo Morales	TKO	5 (12)	2003-06-07	Luna Park, Buenos Aires	Retained WBO Flyweight title.
Win	13–0–1	Andrea Sarritzu	SD	12	2002-12-14	Palazzetto dello Sport, Quartu Sant'Elena, Sardinia	Retained WBO Flyweight title.
Win	12–0–1	Luis Alberto Lazarte	DQ	10 (12), 2:27	2002-09-13	Municipal Gymnasium No. 1, Trelew, Chubut	Retained WBO Flyweight title.
Win	11–0–1	Adonis Rivas	UD	12	2002-07-13	Luna Park, Buenos Aires	Won WBO Flyweight title.
Win	10–0–1	Felipe Zapata	KO	1 (10)	2002-03-30	Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires
Win	9–0–1	Marcos Obregon	UD	10	2001-11-10	Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires
Win	8–0–1	Wellington Vicente	UD	10	2001-10-06	Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires
Win	7–0–1	Sandro Pereyra	TKO	1 (6)	2001-09-21	Club General Paz Juniors, Córdoba, Córdoba
Win	6–0–1	Nicolas Vergara	TKO	3 (6)	2001-08-25	General Levalle, Córdoba
Win	5–0–1	Javier Arce	KO	3 (4), 3:00	2001-06-30	Club Rivadavia, Necochea, Buenos Aires
Draw	4–0–1	Carlos Montivero	MD	4	2001-06-09	Estadio Gibson Brown, Posadas, Misiones
Win	4–0	Ricardo Toledo	RTD	5 (6), 0:01	2001-04-14	Puerto Madryn, Chubut
Win	3–0	Ricardo Toledo	MD	4	2001-01-26	Necochea, Buenos Aires
Win	2–0	Daniel Monzon	KO	1 (4)	2000-12-16	Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires
Win	1–0	Carlos Palacios	RTD	4 (4)	2000-12-01	Trelew, Chubut

See also

• List of current world boxing champions
• List of flyweight boxing champions
• Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

References

External links

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