Omar Andrés Narváez 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.
Real name: | Omar Andrés Narváez |
Nickname(s): | El Huracán (The Hurricane) |
Nationality: | Argentine |
Born: | October 7, 1975, Trelew, Argentina |
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Total fights: | 54 |
Wins: | 49 |
Wins by KO: | 25 |
Losses: | 3 |
Draws: | 2 |
About Omar Andres Narvaez
Argentine southpaw who became the WBO Flyweight and Junior Bantamweight Champion.
Before Fame
He won the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games as an amateur.
Achievement
He was the first boxer from the 2000 Olympics to capture a world title.
Family Life
He was born and raised in Chubut, Argentina.
Associations
He and Mexican-born fighter Fernando Montiel have both been WBO Flyweight Champions.
Information related to Omar Narváez (boxer)
- Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta. The boxing schedule began on 20 July and ended on 4 August. Twelve boxing events were contested, with the participation of 355 athletes from 97 countries.
- Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics - The boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia was held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each.
- Boxers at the 1999 Pan American Games
- World super-flyweight boxing champions
- Olympic boxers of Argentina
- World flyweight boxing champions
- Argentine male boxers
- Super-flyweight boxers
- Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- World Boxing Organization champions
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina
- AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
- Flyweight boxers
- Bantamweight boxers
Latest information about Omar Andres Narvaez updated on January 25, 2021.