Omar Chávez
| Omar Chávez | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Omar Alonzo Chávez Carrasco |
| Nickname(s) |
Terremoto ("Earthquake") Businessman |
| Weight(s) |
Welterweight Light welterweight Lightweight |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Reach | 74 in (188 cm) |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Born |
January 4, 1990 Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 40 |
| Wins | 36 |
| Wins by KO | 24 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 1 |
Omar Alonzo Chávez Carrasco (born January 4, 1990), best known as Omar Chávez, is a Mexican professional boxer and the current WBC Youth Intercontinental welterweight champion.[1]
Personal life
Omar was born in the city of Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. He's the son of legendary boxing champion Julio César Chávez and his then-wife Amalia Carrasco, and brother of former middleweight champion Julio César Chávez, Jr.[2][3] Omar's face became known to boxing fans when his father would take him and his older brother, Julio Jr. into the ring as children, before each of Chávez Sr.'s fights.[4]
Professional career
On December 16, 2006 when Chávez was 16 years old he began his professional career, beating fellow debutant Jesús García with a first round knockout on the undercard which included his brother Julio in their native Culiacán. He won his next five straight fights in just over a year, four of which by knockout. Omar is signed with Bob Arum's Top Rank.[5]
On July 18, 2009, Chávez, for the second time would face Marco Antonio Nazareth, who had won four and lost three coming into their bout. In the fourth round Nazareth had received many heavy blows and the referee decided to stop the fight. As Nazareth sat on his stool he collapsed.[6] He was rushed to the local hospital where he underwent a three-hour operation to treat a cerebral hemorrhage, but he died four days later.[7]
Omar has started to improve on his punching power and proved it with a 1st round K.O. of Eugenio Lopez.[8] In September 2011, Chávez beat Alberto Martínez to win the WBC Youth Intercontinental Welterweight Championship.[9]
On December 12, 2011, Omar Chavez faced Jorge Paez jr, son of Jorge "Maromero" Paez. Although Chavez was looking for the knockout, Paez jr. was more the boxer and manage to beat Chavez with a unanimous 10 round decision.
Professional record
| 31 Wins (22 knockouts), 3 Losses, 1 Draw | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 32-3-1 |  Ramón Álvarez |
TKO | 2 (10) | 2017-04-29 | Manuel Bernardo Aguirre Gym, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico |
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| Loss | 31-3-1 | Ramón Álvarez |
UD | 10 (10) | 2014-09-27 | Arena Jorge Cuesy Serrano, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico |
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| Win | 31-2-1 |  Joachim Alcine |
UD | 10 (10) | 2013-10-19 | Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
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| Win | 30-2-1 |  Charlie Navarro |
UD | 10 (10) | 2013-07-06 | Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico |
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| Win | 29-2-1 | Pablo Vasquez |
TKO | 2 (10) | 2013-03-23 | Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico |
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| Loss | 28-2-1 | Jorge Páez, Jr. |
UD | 10 (10) | July 21, 2012 | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico |
vacant WBC International Silver light middleweight title |
| Win | 28-1-1 |  Emilio Julio Julio |
RTD | 9 (10) | March 22, 2012 | Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico |
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| Loss | 27-1-1 | Jorge Páez, Jr. |
MD | 10 (10) | December 17, 2011 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico |
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| Win | 27-0-1 | Alberto Martínez |
TKO | 1 (2:51) | September 9, 2011 | Foro Promo Casa, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
Won the WBC Youth Intercontinental Welterweight title |
| Win | 26-0-1 | Genaro Trazancos |
TKO | 4 (0:52) | May 28, 2011 | Palenque del FEX, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
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| Win | 25-0-1 |  Ignasi Caballero |
KO | 2 (1:34) | December 18, 2010 | Campeche, Campeche, Mexico |
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| Win | 24-0-1 | Rodrigo Juárez |
KO | 4 (2:47) | September 18, 2010 | Estadio Banorte, Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico |
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| Win | 23-0-1 | Miguel Galindo |
KO | 2 (1:09) | July 24, 2010 | Polideportivo Centenario, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico |
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| Win | 22-0-1 | Rodrigo Juárez |
SD | 8 (8) | May 5, 2010 | Sports Center Fair, León, Guanajuato, Mexico |
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| Win | 21-0-1 | José Arelis López |
UD | 6 (6) | March 3, 2010 | Auditorio del Estado, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
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| Win | 20-0-1 | Eugenio López |
KO | 1 (1:44) | February 20, 2010 | Discoteca El Alebrije, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico |
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| Win | 19-0-1 | Carlos Urrea |
TKO | 2 (2:39) | December 19, 2009 | Arena Itson, Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico |
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| Win | 18-0-1 |  James Ventry |
UD | 6 (6) | October 10, 2009 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York |
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| Win | 17-0-1 | Marco Nazareth |
TKO | 4 (2:59) | July 18, 2009 | Centro de Convenciones, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico |
Nazareth died days later of injuries from this bout |
| Win | 16-0-1 | Patrick Cape |
TKO | 2 (2:19) | June 20, 2009 | Gimnasio Oscar García, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico |
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| Win | 15-0-1 | Tyler Ziolkowski |
KO | 2 (1:48) | May 2, 2009 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| Win | 14-0-1 | Rodolfo Armenta |
MD | 4 (4) | February 6, 2009 | Maywood Activity Center, Maywood, California |
Armenta was undefeated going in. |
| Win | 13-0-1 | Brian Carden |
TKO | 1 (1:50) | December 13, 2008 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
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| Win | 12-0-1 | Miguel Hernández |
UD | 4 (4) | September 27, 2008 | Centro de Convenciones, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico |
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| Win | 11-0-1 | Jeremy Marts |
KO | 1 (2:44) | August 2, 2008 | Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| Draw | 10-0-1 | Miguel Hernández |
MD | 4 (4) | June 21, 2008 | Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico |
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| Win | 10-0-0 | Juan Castíllo |
KO | 1 (2:59) | May 17, 2008 | Plaza Monumental, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico |
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| Win | 9-0-0 | Marco Nazareth |
UD | 4 (4) | April 26, 2008 | Plaza de Toros, Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico |
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| Win | 8-0-0 | Antonio Valencia |
TKO | 3 (2:40) | March 29, 2008 | Gimnasio Municipal, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico |
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| Win | 7-0-0 | Iván García |
TKO | 2 (1:32) | February 23, 2008 | Viva Mexico Center, San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico |
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| Win | 6-0-0 | Miguel Camacho |
MD | 4 (4) | February 9, 2008 | Domo de la Feria, León, Guanajuato, Mexico |
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| Win | 5-0-0 | Miguel Hernández |
TKO | 1 (1:27) | November 24, 2007 | Estadio Beto Avila, Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico |
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| Win | 4-0-0 | Enrique Fernández |
KO | 1 (0:29) | May 19, 2007 | Auditorio Benito Juarez, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
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| Win | 3-0-0 | Jesús Hernández |
KO | 3 (1:55) | April 28, 2007 | Plaza de Toros, Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
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| Win | 2-0-0 | Óscar Sánchez |
TKO | 1 (2:49) | March 31, 2007 | Centro de Cancun, Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
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| Win | 1-0-0 | Jesús García |
KO | 1 (2:00) | December 16, 2006 | Plaza de Toros La Sinaloense, Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico |
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See also
References
- ↑ "Photos: Omar Chavez and Rodrigo Juarez Go To War - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ↑ Dwyre, Bill (June 4, 2011). "Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. slugs way to world title". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ "Most Popular E-mail Newsletter". USA Today. June 5, 2011.
- ↑ "Omar Chavez". BoxRec.com. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ↑
- ↑ "Marco Nazareth fighting for his life". Fightnights.com. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ↑ Mark Vester. "Marco Nazareth passes away after Chávez loss". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
- ↑ "War in Mexico: Ponce De Leon, Segura, Chavez, Espadas in Action". Insidepulse.com. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ↑ "Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Makes First World Title Defense Against Manfredo". Thesweetscience.com. Retrieved 2017-03-08.