by Fox Doucette A lot is made of common opponents in sports where teams or individuals face the same teams or players. In college football, it's part of the labyrinthine rankings system that's barely better than what the Ring Magazine (or the new Sweet Transvestites From Transsexual Transylvania panel) rankings come up with for boxing. Sometimes a fighter's not much by the … [Read more...]
Omar Narvaez Returns on October 17
WBO super flyweight champion Omar “El Huracan” Narvaez (36-1-2, 19 KOs) will defend his title against an opponent to be named later on Wednesday, October 17, 2012. El Estadio Luna Park in Buenos Aires, Argentina will play host to the 12-round main event. Narvaez is a long-time WBO belt holder, having held the flyweight title from 2002 until 2009, when he moved up in weight … [Read more...]
Omar Narvaez drops back to super flyweight to defend his title against Jose Cabrera
Following his lackluster performance against former bantamweight kingpin Nonito Donaire last October, Omar Narvaez (35-1-2, 19 KOs) returns to the super flyweight division to defend his WBO title against 25-year-old Jose Cabrera (20-2-2, 8 KOs) in San Juan, Argentina on Saturday night. Narvaez, from Cordoba, Argentina, is a two-division champion with long, dominant reigns … [Read more...]
Rigondeaux a Shining Example of “You play to win the game!”
Last weekend Cuban boxing star Guillermo Rigondeaux turned his undefeated opponent Rico Ramos into the proverbial deer in the headlights. El Chacal did a pretty spot-on Floyd Mayweather impression, completely dominating without being forced to take many risks. A masterful performance like the one we saw from Rigondeaux, now with nine victories in as many professional fights, … [Read more...]
Donaire fight disappoints as opponent doesn’t engage
Count me among the many boxing writers around the world who were surprised by the fact that Omar Narvaez went the distance with Nonito Donaire last Saturday. Count me also among the many who found the dull way in which Narvaez went about surviving 36 minutes to be a surefire cure for insomnia. Exactly why I had a problem with the Argentinians performance, however, may not be … [Read more...]