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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.
Amateur career
- 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 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 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.
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.
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.
Records
- Longest reigning world flyweight champion (7 years, 10 months)
Professional boxing record
Professional record summary | ||
53 fights | 48 wins | 3 losses |
By knockout | 25 | 1 |
By decision | 22 | 2 |
By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
Draws | 2 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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53 | Loss | 48–3–2 | Zolani Tete | UD | 12 (12) | 2018-04-21 | The SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland | For WBO bantamweight title |
52 | Win | 48–2–2 | Jesus Vargas | UD | 10 (10) | 2018-02-03 | Nuevo Palacio Aurinegro, Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
51 | Win | 47–2–2 | Nikolai Potapov | RTD | 7 (12) | 2017-10-14 | Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
50 | Win | 46–2–2 | Breilor Teran | UD | 10 (10) | 2016-06-11 | Gimnasio Municipal N° 1, Trelew, Argentina | Retained IBF Latino bantamweight title |
49 | Win | 45–2–2 | Jesus Vargas | RTD | 8 (10) | 2016-02-19 | Nuevo Palacio Aurinegro, Puerto Madryn, Argentina | Won vacant IBF Latino bantamweight title |
48 | Win | 44–2–2 | Diego Luis Pichardo Liriano | UD | 10 (10) | 2015-10-10 | Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina | Won vacant WBO International junior bantamweight title |
47 | Loss | 43–2–2 | Naoya Inoue | KO | 2 (12) | 2014-12-30 | Metropolitan Gym, Tokyo, Japan | Lost WBO junior bantamweight title |
46 | Win | 43–1–2 | Felipe Orucuta | MD | 12 (12) | 2014-09-19 | Anfiteatro Municipal, Villa Maria, Argentina | Retained WBO junior bantamweight title |
45 | Win | 42–1–2 | Antonio Garcia | KO | 4 (12) | 2014-05-17 | Anfiteatro Municipal, Villa Maria, Argentina | Retained WBO junior bantamweight title |
44 | Win | 41–1–2 | David Carmona | TKO | 7 (12) | 2013-12-21 | Villa La Ñata Sporting Club, Benavídez, Argentina | Retained WBO junior bantamweight title |
43 | Win | 40–1–2 | Hiroyuki Hisataka | TKO | 10 (12) | 2013-08-24 | Gimnasio Municipal N° 1, Trelew, Argentina | Retained WBO junior bantamweight title |
42 | Win | 39–1–2 | Felipe Orucuta | SD | 12 (12) | 2013-05-25 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Retained WBO junior bantamweight title |
41 | Win | 38–1–2 | David Quijano | UD | 12 (12) | 2012-12-15 | Hilton Garden Inn Hotel & Casino, San Miguel, Argentina | Retained WBO junior bantamweight title |
40 | Win | 37–1–2 | Johnny García | KO | 11 (12) | 2012-10-20 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Retained WBO junior bantamweight title |
39 | Win | 36–1–2 | José Cabrera | UD | 12 (12) | 2012-04-21 | Estadio Aldo Cantoni, San Juan, Argentina | Retained WBO junior bantamweight title |
38 | Loss | 35–1–2 | Nonito Donaire | UD | 12 (12) | 2011-10-22 | Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, U.S. | For WBC and WBO bantamweight titles |
37 | Win | 35–0–2 | William Urina | UD | 12 (12) | 2011-06-11 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Retained WBO junior bantamweight title |
36 | Win | 34–0–2 | Cesar Seda | UD | 12 (12) | 2011-04-15 | Club Estudiantes de Bahia Blanca, Argentina | Retained WBO junior bantamweight title |
35 | Win | 33–0–2 | Víctor Zaleta | UD | 12 (12) | 2011-02-12 | Polideportivo Municipal, Monte Hermoso, Argentina | Retained WBO junior bantamweight title |
34 | Win | 32–0–2 | Everth Briceno | UD | 12 (12) | 2010-05-15 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Won vacant WBO junior bantamweight title |
33 | Win | 31–0–2 | Santiago Acosta | UD | 10 (10) | 2010-02-24 | Estadio Socios Fundadores, Comodoro, Argentina | |
32 | Win | 30–0–2 | Omar Soto | TKO | 11 (12) | 2009-06-26 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Retained WBO flyweight title |
31 | Win | 29–0–2 | Rayonta Whitfield | TKO | 10 (12) | 2009-02-07 | Nuevo Palacio Aurinegro, Puerto Madryn, Argentina | Retained WBO flyweight title |
30 | Win | 28–0–2 | Alejandro Hernandez | UD | 12 (12) | 2008-09-20 | Nuevo Palacio Aurinegro, Puerto Madryn, Argentina | Retained WBO flyweight title |
29 | Win | 27–0–2 | Iván Pozo | RTD | 7 (12) | 2008-05-09 | Pabellon Central, Vigo, Spain | Retained WBO flyweight title |
28 | Win | 26–0–2 | Carlos Tamara | UD | 12 (12) | 2008-01-25 | Nuevo Palacio Aurinegro, Puerto Madryn, Argentina | Retained WBO flyweight title |
27 | Win | 25–0–2 | Marlon Marquez | TKO | 4 (12) | 2007-09-14 | Gimnasio Municipal Nº 1, Trelew, Argentina | Retained WBO flyweight title |
26 | Win | 24–0–2 | Brahim Asloum | UD | 12 (12) | 2007-03-10 | La Palestre, Le Cannet, Argentina | Retained WBO flyweight title |
25 | Win | 23–0–2 | Walberto Ramos | UD | 12 (12) | 2006-10-14 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Retained WBO flyweight title |
24 | Win | 22–0–2 | Rexon Flores | UD | 12 (12) | 2006-08-05 | Super Domo Orfeo, Cordoba, Argentina | Retained WBO flyweight title |
23 | Win | 21–0–2 | Feliciano Azuaga | TKO | 6 (10) | 2006-04-21 | Super Domo Orfeo, Cordoba, Argentina | |
22 | Win | 20–0–2 | Bernard Inom | TKO | 11 (12) | 2005-12-05 | Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France | Retained WBO flyweight title |
21 | Win | 19–0–2 | Wellington Vicente | KO | 7 (10) | 2005-04-08 | Gimnasio Municipal Nº 1, Trelew, Argentina | |
20 | Win | 18–0–2 | Marcos Obregon | KO | 5 (10) | 2004-12-10 | Club General Paz Juniors, Cordoba, Argentina | |
19 | Win | 17–0–2 | Wellington Vicente | TKO | 10 (10) | 2004-10-29 | Polideportivo Carlos Cerutti, Cordoba, Argentina | |
18 | Win | 16–0–2 | Reginaldo Martins Carvalho | TKO | 3 (12) | 2004-03-06 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Retained WBO flyweight title |
17 | Win | 15–0–2 | Alexander Makhmutov | RTD | 10 (12) | 2003-11-14 | Palais Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, Paraguay | Retained WBO flyweight title |
16 | Draw | 14–0–2 | Andrea Sarritzu | SD | 12 (12) | 2003-08-09 | Villasimius, Cagliari, Italy | Retained WBO flyweight title |
15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Everardo Morales | TKO | 5 (12) | 2003-06-07 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Retained WBO flyweight title |
14 | Win | 13–0–1 | Andrea Sarritzu | SD | 12 (12) | 2002-12-14 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Quartu Sant'Elena, Italy | Retained WBO flyweight title |
13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Luis Alberto Lazarte | DQ | 10 (12) | 2002-09-13 | Gimnasio Municipal Nº 1, Trelew, Argentina | Retained WBO flyweight title |
12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Adonis Rivas | UD | 12 (12) | 2002-07-13 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Won WBO flyweight title |
11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Felipe Zapata | KO | 1 (10) | 2002-03-30 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Marcos Obregon | UD | 10 (10) | 2001-11-10 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
9 | Win | 8–0–1 | Wellington Vicente | UD | 10 (10) | 2001-10-06 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Sandro Pereyra | TKO | 1 (6) | 2001-09-21 | Club General Paz Juniors, Cordoba, Argentina | |
7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Nicolas Vergara | TKO | 3 (6) | 2001-08-25 | General Levalle, Argentina | |
6 | Win | 5–0–1 | Javier Arce | KO | 3 (4) | 2001-06-30 | Club Rivadavia, Necochea, Argentina | |
5 | Draw | 4–0–1 | Carlos Montivero | MD | 4 (4) | 2001-06-09 | Estadio Gibson Brown, Posadas, Argentina | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Ricardo Toledo | RTD | 5 (6) | 2001-04-14 | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Ricardo Toledo | MD | 4 (4) | 2001-01-26 | Necochea, Argentina | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Daniel Monzon | KO | 1 (4) | 2000-12-16 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Carlos Palacios | RTD | 4 (4) | 2000-12-01 | Trelew, Argentina |