Omar Narváez (boxer)

For the baseball player, see Omar Narváez (baseball).

Omar Andrés Narváez (Spanish pronunciation: [oˈmaɾ naɾˈβaes]; born 7 October 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. Together with Julio César Chávez, Narváez holds the world record for the most successful defenses of world titles, at 27. He fought 32 title fights 2nd most after Julio César Chávez at 37, and He is the longest reigning flyweight champion in history.

Omar Narvaez
Born	Omar Andrés Narváez (1975-10-07) October 7, 1975 (age 49) Trelew, Argentina
Other names	El Huracán (The Hurricane)
Statistics
Weight(s)	Flyweight Junior bantamweight Bantamweight
Height	5 ft 2+1⁄2 in (159 cm)
Reach	64 in (163 cm)
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	55
Wins	49
Wins by KO	25
Losses	4
Draws	2
Medal record Representing  Argentina World Amateur Championships Houston 1999 Flyweight Budapest 1997 Flyweight Pan American Games Winnipeg 1999 Flyweight

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 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 retained the WBO world super flyweight title eight more times, defending it against 7 other 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

• Longest reigning world flyweight champion (7 years, 10 months)

Professional boxing record

55 fights	49 wins	4 losses
By knockout	25	1
By decision	23	3
By disqualification	1	0
Draws	2

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
55	Loss	49–4–2	Pablo Ariel Gomez	SD	10	21 Dec 2019	Club Sportivo America, Rosario, Argentina	Lost IBF Latino bantamweight title
54	Win	49–3–2	Carlos Jorge Luis Sardinez	UD	10	18 May 2019	Club Huracán, Tres Arroyos, Argentina	Won vacant IBF Latino bantamweight title
53	Loss	48–3–2	Zolani Tete	UD	12	21 Apr 2018	SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland	For WBO bantamweight title
52	Win	48–2–2	Jesus Vargas	UD	10	3 Feb 2018	Nuevo Palacio Aurinegro, Puerto Madryn, Argentina
51	Win	47–2–2	Nikolai Potapov	RTD	7 (12), 3:00	14 Oct 2017	Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina
50	Win	46–2–2	Breilor Teran	UD	10	11 Jun 2016	Gimnasio Municipal N° 1, Trelew, Argentina	Retained IBF Latino bantamweight title
49	Win	45–2–2	Jesus Vargas	RTD	8 (10), 3:00	19 Feb 2016	Nuevo Palacio Aurinegro, Puerto Madryn, Argentina	Won vacant IBF Latino bantamweight title
48	Win	44–2–2	Diego Luis Pichardo Liriano	UD	10	10 Oct 2015	Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina	Won vacant WBO International junior bantamweight title
47	Loss	43–2–2	Naoya Inoue	KO	2 (12), 3:01	30 Dec 2014	Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Lost WBO junior bantamweight title
46	Win	43–1–2	Felipe Orucuta	MD	12	19 Sep 2014	Anfiteatro Municipal, Villa María, Argentina	Retained WBO junior bantamweight title
45	Win	42–1–2	Antonio Tostado Garcia	KO	4 (12), 2:59	17 May 2014	Anfiteatro Municipal, Villa María, Argentina	Retained WBO junior bantamweight title
44	Win	41–1–2	David Carmona	TKO	7 (12)	21 Dec 2013	Villa La Ñata Sporting Club, Benavídez, Argentina	Retained WBO junior bantamweight title
43	Win	40–1–2	Hiroyuki Hisataka	TKO	10 (12), 1:26	24 Aug 2013	Gimnasio Municipal N° 1, Trelew, Argentina	Retained WBO junior bantamweight title
42	Win	39–1–2	Felipe Orucuta	SD	12	25 May 2013	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Retained WBO junior bantamweight title
41	Win	38–1–2	David Quijano	UD	12	15 Dec 2012	Hilton Garden Inn Hotel & Casino, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina	Retained WBO junior bantamweight title
40	Win	37–1–2	Johnny García	KO	11 (12), 2:55	20 Oct 2012	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Retained WBO junior bantamweight title
39	Win	36–1–2	José Cabrera	UD	12	21 Apr 2012	Estadio Aldo Cantoni, San Juan, Argentina	Retained WBO junior bantamweight title
38	Loss	35–1–2	Nonito Donaire	UD	12	22 Oct 2011	The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	For WBC and WBO bantamweight titles
37	Win	35–0–2	William Urina	UD	12	11 Jun 2011	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Retained WBO junior bantamweight title
36	Win	34–0–2	César Seda	UD	12	15 Apr 2011	Club Estudiantes, Bahía Blanca, Argentina	Retained WBO junior bantamweight title
35	Win	33–0–2	Víctor Zaleta	UD	12	12 Feb 2011	Polideportivo Municipal, Monte Hermoso, Argentina	Retained WBO junior bantamweight title
34	Win	32–0–2	Everth Briceno	UD	12	15 May 2010	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Won vacant WBO junior bantamweight title
33	Win	31–0–2	Santiago Acosta	UD	10	24 Feb 2010	Estadio Socios Fundadores, Comodoro, Argentina
32	Win	30–0–2	Omar Soto	TKO	11 (12), 1:58	26 Jun 2009	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Retained WBO flyweight title
31	Win	29–0–2	Rayonta Whitfield	TKO	10 (12), 0:50	7 Feb 2009	Nuevo Palacio Aurinegro, Puerto Madryn, Argentina	Retained WBO flyweight title
30	Win	28–0–2	Alejandro Hernandez	UD	12	20 Sep 2008	Nuevo Palacio Aurinegro, Puerto Madryn, Argentina	Retained WBO flyweight title
29	Win	27–0–2	Iván Pozo	RTD	7 (12), 3:00	9 May 2008	Pabellon Central, Vigo, Spain	Retained WBO flyweight title
28	Win	26–0–2	Carlos Tamara	UD	12	25 Jan 2008	Nuevo Palacio Aurinegro, Puerto Madryn, Argentina	Retained WBO flyweight title
27	Win	25–0–2	Marlon Marquez	TKO	4 (12), 2:47	14 Sep 2007	Gimnasio Municipal Nº 1, Trelew, Argentina	Retained WBO flyweight title
26	Win	24–0–2	Brahim Asloum	UD	12	10 Mar 2007	La Palestre, Le Cannet, Argentina	Retained WBO flyweight title
25	Win	23–0–2	Walberto Ramos	UD	12	14 Oct 2006	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Retained WBO flyweight title
24	Win	22–0–2	Rexon Flores	UD	12	5 Aug 2006	Super Domo Orfeo, Córdoba, Argentina	Retained WBO flyweight title
23	Win	21–0–2	Feliciano Azuaga	TKO	6 (10)	21 Apr 2006	Super Domo Orfeo, Córdoba, Argentina
22	Win	20–0–2	Bernard Inom	TKO	11 (12), 0:44	5 Dec 2005	Palais Omnisport de Paris Bercy, Paris, France	Retained WBO flyweight title
21	Win	19–0–2	Wellington Vicente	KO	7 (10)	8 Apr 2005	Gimnasio Municipal Nº 1, Trelew, Argentina
20	Win	18–0–2	Marcos Obregon	KO	5 (10)	10 Dec 2004	Club General Paz Juniors, Córdoba, Argentina
19	Win	17–0–2	Wellington Vicente	TKO	10 (10)	29 Oct 2004	Polideportivo Carlos Cerutti, Córdoba, Argentina
18	Win	16–0–2	Reginaldo Martins Carvalho	TKO	3 (12), 1:27	6 Mar 2004	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Retained WBO flyweight title
17	Win	15–0–2	Alexander Makhmutov	RTD	10 (12), 3:00	14 Nov 2003	Palais Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France	Retained WBO flyweight title
16	Draw	14–0–2	Andrea Sarritzu	SD	12	9 Aug 2003	Cagliari, Italy	Retained WBO flyweight title
15	Win	14–0–1	Everardo Morales	TKO	5 (12)	7 Jun 2003	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Retained WBO flyweight title
14	Win	13–0–1	Andrea Sarritzu	SD	12	14 Dec 2002	Palazzetto dello Sport, Quartu Sant'Elena, Italy	Retained WBO flyweight title
13	Win	12–0–1	Luis Alberto Lazarte	DQ	10 (12), 2:27	13 Sep 2002	Gimnasio Municipal Nº 1, Trelew, Argentina	Retained WBO flyweight title; Lazarte disqualified for repeated headbutts
12	Win	11–0–1	Adonis Rivas	UD	12	13 Jul 2002	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Won WBO flyweight title
11	Win	10–0–1	Felipe Zapata	KO	1 (10)	30 Mar 2002	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
10	Win	9–0–1	Marcos Obregon	UD	10	10 Nov 2001	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
9	Win	8–0–1	Wellington Vicente	UD	10	6 Oct 2001	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
8	Win	7–0–1	Sandro Pereyra	TKO	1 (6), 1:46	21 Sep 2001	Club General Paz Juniors, Córdoba, Argentina
7	Win	6–0–1	Nicolas Vergara	TKO	3 (6)	25 Aug 2001	General Lavalle, Argentina
6	Win	5–0–1	Javier Arce	KO	3 (4), 3:00	30 Jun 2001	Club Rivadavia, Necochea, Argentina
5	Draw	4–0–1	Carlos Montivero	MD	4	9 Jun 2001	Estadio Gibson Brown, Posadas, Argentina
4	Win	4–0	Ricardo Toledo	RTD	5 (6), 3:00	14 Apr 2001	Puerto Madryn, Argentina
3	Win	3–0	Ricardo Toledo	MD	4	26 Jan 2001	Necochea, Argentina
2	Win	2–0	Daniel Monzon	KO	1 (4)	16 Dec 2000	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
1	Win	1–0	Carlos Palacios	RTD	4 (4)	1 Dec 2000	Trelew, Argentina

Titles in boxing

Major world titles

• WBO flyweight champion (112 lbs)
• WBO super flyweight champion (115 lbs)

Regional/International titles

• WBO International super flyweight champion (115 lbs)
• IBF Latino bantamweight champion (118 lbs) (2×)

Honorary titles

• WBO Super Champion

See also

• List of flyweight boxing champions
• List of super-flyweight boxing champions
• Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
• Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics