Nonito Donaire vs. Omar Narváez

Unified Bantamweight Championship

Date	22 October 2011
Location	Madison Square Garden New York City, United States
Title(s) on the line	WBC and WBO bantamweight titles
Nonito Donaire vs.  Omar Narváez
The Filipino Flash		El Huracán
Tale of the tape
Talibon, Bohol, Philippines	From	Trelew, Chubut, Argentina
26-1 (18 KO)	Pre-fight record	35-0-2 (19 KO)
5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	Height	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
	Weight	117 lb (53 kg)
Orthodox	Style	Southpaw
WBC and WBO bantamweight champion The Ring No. 4 ranked pound-for-pound fighter 2-division world champion	Recognition	WBO junior bantamweight champion 2-division world champion
Result	Donaire wins via 12-round unanimous decision (120-108, 120-108, 120-108)

Nonito Donaire vs. Omar Narváez was a boxing bantamweight championship fight for the WBC and WBO world titles. Donaire made his first and only title defense against junior bantamweight titleholder Omar Narvaez. Shortly after the most significant win of his career, a highlight reel knockout of Mexico's Fernando Montiel, Donaire left Top Rank and signed with rival Golden Boy Promotions. The deal was put on hold when an arbitrator upheld Top Rank's contract and enjoined Golden Boy from promoting Donaire. Eventually, Donaire worked out his differences with Top Rank, which signed him to a contract extension in mid-July.

Background

Donaire

Donaire enters this fight riding a nine-year, 25-bout winning streak, which includes an IBF/IBO Flyweight title knockout victory of defending champion Vic Darchinyan, and a fourth-round blasting of former WBA Bantamweight champion Wladimir Sidorenko last December. However, Donaire's most impressive victory occurred in his last fight, on February 19, when he knocked out defending WBC/WBO Bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel in the second round, ending Montiel's 25-bout winning streak while also claiming his third world title in as many weight divisions. Ten of Donaire's last 11 victories have come by way of knockout.

Narvaez

Omar will be making his U.S. debut. Narvaez successfully defended his title 16 times during his seven-year reign before vacating it in early 2010 to campaign at a heavier weight class. He won the vacant WBO Super Flyweight title in May 2010, pitching a near shutout to win a unanimous decision over Everth Briceno. Narvaez, one of Argentina's most popular fighters, has successfully defended his new title three times, all by unanimous decision, against opponents who had a combined record of 54-2 when he fought them.

Undercard

Televised

• Bantamweight Unified Championship bout: Nonito Donaire (c) vs. Omar Narvaez

Donaire defeated Narvaez via Unanimous Decision (120-108, 120-108, 120-108).

Preliminary card

• Featherweight bout: Mikey Garcia vs. Juan Carlos Martinez

Garcia defeated Martinez via TKO at 2:46 of the fourth round.

• Lightweight bout: Michael Brooks vs. Eddie Ramirez

Brooks defeated Ramirez via Unanimous Decision (40-36, 40-36, 40-36).

• Welterweight bout: Tommy Rainone vs. Brad Jackson

Rainone defeated Jackson via Unanimous Decision. (60-54. 59-55, 58-56).

• Super Welterweight bout: Mikaël Zewski vs. Keuntray Henson

Zewski defeated Henson via KO at 1:27 of the first round.

• Light Heavyweight bout: Sean Monaghan vs. Anthony Pietrantonio

Monaghan defeated Pietrantonio via TKO at 2:51 of the fifth round.

• Super Flyweight bout: Jonathan González vs. Jose Rivera

González defeated Rivera via Unanimous Decision. (60-53, 60-53, 59-54).

• Welterweight bout: Cletus Seldin vs. Jose Segura Torres

Seldin defeated Torres via TKO at 2:52 of the second round.

Reported fight earnings

• Nonito Donaire $725,000 vs. Omar Narvaez $250,000
• Mikey Garcia $100,750 vs. Juan Carlos Martinez $15,300

International Broadcasting

Country / Region	Broadcaster
United States	HBO
Philippines	ABS-CBN and Studio 23

See also

Preceded by vs. Fernando Montiel	Nonito Donaire's bouts October 22, 2011	Succeeded by
Preceded by vs. William Urina	Omar Narvaez's bouts October 22, 2011	Succeeded by