Omar Andres Narvaez vs. David Carmona RBR

I was mildly impressed with David "Severo" Carmona in September when he took a deserved (but competitive) wide UD over domestic rival Antonio "Fried Tortilla Sandwich" Garcia in September. RBR here: http://www.boxingforum24.com/showthread.php?t=488985

Impressed enough to give him much of a chance here with El Huracan? No.

That said, Narvaez is getting on in years and we just saw Chris John upset by someone you wouldn't have thought could do it even two years ago. Some of Narvaez's recent unheralded challengers have also given him closer than expected runs for his money...

 

:nod

I'll take this instead of a drawn out undercard.

(the only things it featured besides the aforementioned very silly Mujica vs. Roldan match was a 4-rounder between females, another four-rounder between Marco Huck victim and former WBO cruiserweight titlist Victor Ramirez and some Brazilian-South African tomato can...oh, and the WBO Latino super bantamweight title match...but yeah, whatever. Give us babes instead all day. :love)

 

Narvaez is going for his ninth WBO defense here at super mosca.

 

There are three of us watching boxing on Saturday night.

:sad2


Three.

 

Round 1

Narvaez is ducking in under Carmona's jab. Narvaez is sending his guard on elevator rides from basement to penthouse, catching the left hook of Carmona on his right arm with a fortuitously timed move. Narvaez springs forward with a quick right hook, blocked. Carmona goes down. Ruled a slip. The canvas is still wet. :-( Left hand leads speared into the body from outside by Narvaez. Carmona is dancing around, moving left, widening his stance to anticipate Narvaez's jumps inside. Right hook up high on the head by Narvaez. Carmona stumbles and nearly falls, again on the slick canvas.

10-9 Narvaez

 

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Round 2

Narvaez is rushing inside, making Carmona give ground, leading with high right jabs and then switching up with right hooks on the body. Carmona extends his left jab and takes light steps to his left, spinning away from the ropes. Cuffing right hook behind the left ear by Narvaez and Carmona wobbles into him, tying up to steady himself. Another quick attack by Narvaez and Carmona goes down, but the referee declares it a slip.

10-9 Narvaez

20-18 Narvaez

 

That could easily be a pair of 10-8 rounds in the books already for Narvaez.

I'm honestly not sure whether the ref made the right call in either case. I mean, obviously there were some wetness issues earlier in Mujica vs. Roldan, but FFS, how difficult is it to have a crew of guys hop in there during the break between bouts and towel it down satisfactorily? :huh

 

Round 3

Narvaez is ducking forward past the jab of Carmona, letting it skid off the front of his now close-shaved mullet, dropping in right hooks on the face as he straightens up and following with piercing straight lefts on the body or face. Carmona is hurt and backs away. Narvaez follows with right upper-hooks on the chest, attacking from low angles and chasing Carmona from one set of ropes to the next.

10-9 Narvaez

30-27 Narvaez

 

Narvaez is turning this kid into a real Mexican't.