Omar Chávez
Omar Chavez | |
|---|---|
| Born | Omar Chávez Carrasco January 4, 1990 Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Nationality |  Mexican |
| Other names | "Terremoto" |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | light welterweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 22 |
| Wins | 21 |
| Wins by KO | 15 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
Omar Chávez Carrasco (born January, 4, 1990 in Culiacán, Sinaloa), known in the English-speaking world as Omar Chavez, is a Mexican boxer, the son of legendary boxing champion Julio César Chávez González and his then-wife Amalia Carrasco.
His 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.
Career
On December 16, 2006, Chavez began his professional career, beating fellow debutant Jesus Garcia 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.[1]
On July 18, 2009, Chavez's opponent, Marco Antonio Nazareth, who had won four and lost three coming into their bout, collapsed after Chavez knocked him out in round four.[2] 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.[3] Omar has started to improve on his punching power and proved it with a 1st round K.O. of Eugenio Lopez.[4]
Professional record
See also
References
- ^ http://www.toprank.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23700&ATCLID=204919342
- ^ Fightnights. ""Marco Nazareth fighting for his life"". Fightnights.com. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
- ^ Mark Vester. ""Marco Nazareth passes away after Chavez loss"". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
- ^ http://insidefights.com/2010/02/21/war-in-mexico-ponce-de-leon-segura-chavez-espadas-in-action/
External links
- Boxing record for Omar Chávez from BoxRec (registration required)