By Jake Donovan
Omar Narvaez (42-1-2, 23KOs) made the 11th defense of his super flyweight title, the latest settling unfinished business in a repeat win over Felipe Orucuta in their headliner Friday evening at Anfiteatro Municipal in Villa Maria, Cordoba, Argentina.
Scores were 116-112 (twice) for Narvaez, overruling a surprising 114-114 tally on the third card.
The bout was a rematch to their tightly contested meet last May, in which Narvaez escaped with a debatable decision. There was no disputing the outcome this time around, though Narvaez made sure to leave nothing to chance in a brilliant display of boxing and banging in the championship rounds.
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Jorge Sebastian Heiland tore through normally durable Mateo Damian Veron, scoring three knockdowns en route to a 5th round knockout in the televised co-feature.
Heiland struck early and often, sending Veron to the canvas in round three and then twice more in round five. The fight-ending sequence was a straight left hand from the southpaw boxer, putting Veron down and out.
The official time was 0:55 of round five.
Heiland improves to 24-4-2 (12KOs) with the win, his third straight. His last loss came 15 months ago, landing on the wrong end of a decision versus Veron (19-14-2, 3KOs) in their third fight last June.
Friday's win gives Heiland a 2-1-1 edge in their four-fight series, having fought in each of the past four years. The previous three fights went the distance.
Jake Donovan is the Managing Editor of BoxingScene.com, as well as a member of Transnational Boxing Ratings Board and the Boxing Writers Association of America. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox