Zolani Tete vs. Omar Narvaez - 21 April 2018

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WBO bantamweight champion Zolani Tete (26-3, 21 KOs) will be defending his title next against his #1 WBO mandatory challenger 42-year-old former 2 division world champion Omar Narvaez (47-2-2. 25 KOs) next). There’s a purse bid scheduled on Friday.

Narvaez is a good fighter, but he’s 42, and Tete is at the top of his game. This is probably one-sided fight for Tete. He’s really turned his career around since suffering losses to Moruti Mthalane, Juan Alberto Rosas and Roberto Domingo Sosa. Those losses took place 5 to 7 years ago for Tete. He’s won his last 10 fights since then with 7 of those wins was knockout wins.

[Andrew]

It's mental that it was three years ago that Inoue wiped the floor with Narveaz and broke his hand in the process.

Tete needs to build on the destructive performance last time and beat Narvaez in similar fashion to Inoue. There should be a pretty big size difference.

Think Frank will plan to have another Odyssey date for Frampton around March time so would be wise to get Tete out on that.

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Zolani Tete vs. Omar Narvaez Deal Reached, February Date Eyed

The World Boxing Organization has announced that a planned purse bid has been canceled for the ordered fight between WBO bantamweight champion Zolani Tete and mandatory challenger Omar Narvaez.

According to the WBO, the fight will take place on a date in February in the UK.

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Undercard Update

Also on the card, Bradley Skeete, the outright British welterweight champion, will return on the bill alongside WBO European and WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight champion Anthony Yarde and undefeated heavyweight talent Daniel Dubois.

Harvey Horn, the ex-Team GB starlet who turned professional towards the back end of last year, will fight for the second time in the paid ranks, while there is action for Archie Sharp, Hamzah Sheeraz and Boy Jones Jr.

Umar Sadiq, a float on the last Copper Box card who failed to get on due to time constraints, has been added and featherweight prospect Ryan Garner along with lightweight debutant Mohammed Bilal Ali complete the card as it stands.

[wesshaw1985]

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Zolani Tete Suffers Injury, Narvaez Clash Pushed Back To April

ZOLANI Tete’s highly anticipated WBO world bantamweight title defence against Argentinean Omar Narvaez has been postponed after the South African suffered an injury in training.

According to Tete’s manager Mla Tengimfene, Tete suffered a calf injury while running on the sand in preparation for the fight that was scheduled to be held at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick in London on February 10.

Tengimfene said the 28-year-old boxer has been given some time to let the injury heal on its own.
“You know Zolani always goes full blast in training so he apparently pulled a muscle and could not walk,” he said.

Tete team has now sent all the medicals to the boxer’s English promoter allegedly who has reportedly rescheduled the fight for a date in April possibly in Belfast where his other star Carl Frampton will face Filipino Nonito Donaire.

Interestingly Tete and Frampton Tete shared the November bill with the Irish beating Mexican Horacio Garcia in the main bout while Tete ruthlessly floored Gonya with the first punch of the fight.

[REEVE]

Is the show still going ahead ?

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Is the show still going ahead ?

http://boxrec.com/en/event/761828

I believe so. Was quite a stacked card. Only Tete has been removed.

[jamamb]

great opponents so far on the right side of the card

[fizzjambo]

great opponents so far on the right side of the card

This happens far too often, with Frank more than Eddie, but both are guilty.

If your guy is past prospect level just announce the damn fight before you start selling tickets.

[Ruthless-RKO]

great opponents so far on the right side of the card

This happens far too often, with Frank more than Eddie, but both are guilty.

If your guy is past prospect level just announce the damn fight before you start selling tickets.

Who the eff is TBA??

[maverick23]

great opponents so far on the right side of the card

This happens far too often, with Frank more than Eddie, but both are guilty.

If your guy is past prospect level just announce the damn fight before you start selling tickets.

Who the eff is TBA??

I’d rather TBA than some of the opponents that have been announced today...

Skeete vs Laszlo Toth (25-3-1)
Yarde vs Tony Averpant (26-9-2)
Dubois vs DL Jones (8-0-1) - drew with Darch in his last fight
Barrett vs Ivan Ruiz Morote (18-8-1) - stopped by Kid Galahad 5 years ago

Really poor show and unless they announce a new main event.

[REEVE]

Is the show still going ahead ?

http://boxrec.com/en/event/761828

I believe so. Was quite a stacked card. Only Tete has been removed.

Thanks mate

[fizzjambo]

This happens far too often, with Frank more than Eddie, but both are guilty.

If your guy is past prospect level just announce the damn fight before you start selling tickets.

Who the eff is TBA??

I’d rather TBA than some of the opponents that have been announced today...

Skeete vs Laszlo Toth (25-3-1)
Yarde vs Tony Averpant (26-9-2)
Dubois vs DL Jones (8-0-1) - drew with Darch in his last fight
Barrett vs Ivan Ruiz Morote (18-8-1) - stopped by Kid Galahad 5 years ago

Really poor show and unless they announce a new main event.

Agreed, it looks dreadful. Yarde is taking a step back, and it now makes a mockery out of pulling out of his British eliminator with Burton - Burton v Yarde would be a good fight. Skeete’s been calling out Khan and Horn, and to be honest I’d give him a chance with each, but Toth has a paper thin record, and Zelfa needs to start ticking off some English level British opponents, not going backwards.

Dubois opponent is fine. I’d much prefer Webb and I’m not sure why Frank seems to be steering his prospects away from him to be honest. British top ten are all matched up or too far ahead though so I’d have taken Hodgson or Jones if they couldn’t get Webb. Targeting Sexton for the end of the year is perfectly good progress for DD

[jamamb]

well ppl were talking up karo murat as a possible yarde opponent for the ebu and that was a lot more interesting. tony averlants not a bum and will prob be his 2nd best opponent but i was feeling positive after he stepped up and destroyed skejokca and was hoping for better than averlant.

[weelegs]

Absolutely terrible show here from FW, how can he defend this? ... Skeete was looking at a world title before Christmas now this? Yarde and Dubois, unless they start fighting some decent quality, are going to lose the interest of the British boxing fans, and Warren has to take a lot of the blame for that..... If this show was in your back garden, you'd shut the blinds.

[Wa1nuts]

Absolutely terrible show here from FW, how can he defend this? ... Skeete was looking at a world title before Christmas now this? Yarde and Dubois, unless they start fighting some decent quality, are going to lose the interest of the British boxing fans, and Warren has to take a lot of the blame for that..... If this show was in your back garden, you'd shut the blinds.

A bit harsh. Its only Dubois 7th fight.

Yarde had a decent opponent in his last fight, despite usually being a smw he was still a good opponent. I would say the interest in these 2 is just starting to build.

The card definitely needs a new main event though.

[PredatorHayds]

Turning into a awful card.

Needs either a good main event or a couple 50/50 fights thrown in down the card.

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Zolani Tete vs. Omar Narvaez Added To Frampton-Donaire

Zolani Tete's mandatory WBO world bantamweight title defence has been rescheduled for April 21 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Tete (26-3, 21 Kos) will defend against Argentinean veteran Omar Narvaez in a rescheduled bout after their first date, planned for last Saturday, fell through when Tete suffered a calf muscle injury in training.

While Tete recovered, Narvaez (44-2-2, 25KOs)- a two time division champion- took a stay busy fight beating Jesus Vargas a fortnight ago.

[jamamb]

tete-narvaez is a fight that may sound good for a moment, but then you realize the size and age difference and styles and it actually isnt at all

at his best i think p4p narvaez was actually maybe better then tete actually though

[handsofstone]

Tete's quick KO of Gonya was incredible, I haven't seen Narvaez since he got blown away by Inoue a while ago, I remember him getting dominated by Donaire years ago, he's ancient now, didn't he have the record for most Super Flyweight title defences?

Tete should be too big, young and sharp, he should have Narvaez out of there by about the 8th, his style is all wrong for Narvaez

[Stuarty]

Tete's quick KO of Gonya was incredible, I haven't seen Narvaez since he got blown away by Inoue a while ago, I remember him getting dominated by Donaire years ago, he's ancient now, didn't he have the record for most Super Flyweight title defences?

Tete should be too big, young and sharp, he should have Narvaez out of there by about the 8th, his style is all wrong for Narvaez

He's 42! I hadn't realised he was that old man!

[handsofstone]

Tete's quick KO of Gonya was incredible, I haven't seen Narvaez since he got blown away by Inoue a while ago, I remember him getting dominated by Donaire years ago, he's ancient now, didn't he have the record for most Super Flyweight title defences?

Tete should be too big, young and sharp, he should have Narvaez out of there by about the 8th, his style is all wrong for Narvaez

He's 42! I hadn't realised he was that old man!

Nuts ay mate, I think he recently stopped an undefeated fighter though so hopefully he's got something left to make it competitive, I doubt it though Tete is a class act, one of the top guys out there IMO, he needs unifications though to prove it

[Stuarty]

Tete's quick KO of Gonya was incredible, I haven't seen Narvaez since he got blown away by Inoue a while ago, I remember him getting dominated by Donaire years ago, he's ancient now, didn't he have the record for most Super Flyweight title defences?

Tete should be too big, young and sharp, he should have Narvaez out of there by about the 8th, his style is all wrong for Narvaez

He's 42! I hadn't realised he was that old man!

Nuts ay mate, I think he recently stopped an undefeated fighter though so hopefully he's got something left to make it competitive, I doubt it though Tete is a class act, one of the top guys out there IMO, he needs unifications though to prove it

Burnett doesn't appear to want anything to do with him anyway man!

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