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By Jake Donovan - “Who?”
Drop the name ‘Omar Narvaez’ to the casual boxing fan and that’s most likely response you’ll get. Don’t be surprised if even several among the sport’s hardcore base gives you a double take before they may or may not give you an informed opinion on the subject.
For all of his accomplishments as a pro and amateur, that has sadly been the story of the hard-nosed Argentinean throughout his boxing life.
He remains every bit as anonymous heading into this weekend’s showcase bout, where he has become known as merely ‘that guy who’s fighting Nonito Donaire’ at Madison Square Garden’s The Theatre (Saturday, HBO 10:30PM ET).
It doesn’t help that he hasn’t been involved in any part of the promotion for this weekend’s show, be it conference calls, press conferences or even available for the occasional quote.
The fight marks a several amount of firsts for Narvaez (35-0-2, 19KO). It’s his first fight at bantamweight, after having amassed a record of 20-0-1 in title fights at flyweight and super flyweight over the past nine years.
It’s also his first appearance on HBO, with his exposure to American boxing audiences limited mostly to showcase fights on Argentinean-based TyC network or after-the-fact YouTube viewings. [Click Here To Read More]
Drop the name ‘Omar Narvaez’ to the casual boxing fan and that’s most likely response you’ll get. Don’t be surprised if even several among the sport’s hardcore base gives you a double take before they may or may not give you an informed opinion on the subject.
For all of his accomplishments as a pro and amateur, that has sadly been the story of the hard-nosed Argentinean throughout his boxing life.
He remains every bit as anonymous heading into this weekend’s showcase bout, where he has become known as merely ‘that guy who’s fighting Nonito Donaire’ at Madison Square Garden’s The Theatre (Saturday, HBO 10:30PM ET).
It doesn’t help that he hasn’t been involved in any part of the promotion for this weekend’s show, be it conference calls, press conferences or even available for the occasional quote.
The fight marks a several amount of firsts for Narvaez (35-0-2, 19KO). It’s his first fight at bantamweight, after having amassed a record of 20-0-1 in title fights at flyweight and super flyweight over the past nine years.
It’s also his first appearance on HBO, with his exposure to American boxing audiences limited mostly to showcase fights on Argentinean-based TyC network or after-the-fact YouTube viewings. [Click Here To Read More]
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