Narvaez spoke briefly about his upcoming challenge of WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire on October 22nd at MSG’s WaMu Theater in New York City. Although Narvaez is boxing’s longest reigning world champion having held titles at 112 or 115 since 2002 and he made 16 defenses of his WBO flyweight title alone, he is given little chance to win by most pundits, but that doesn’t bother Narvaez at all.

“I know that I am the underdog for this fight. These are the kind of fights that I want to be in because this will bring out the best in me. It would have been nice if we could have fought when we both were world champions at 112 pounds but that is not the case. Everyone is going to find out that I too am fast and strong, as well. I’m going to surprise a lot of people October 22nd. I’m coming to bring those titles back to Argentina,” promised Narvaez as the large crowd at Luna Park Stadium erupted in a roar of support.

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Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire (26-1, 18 KOs), who faces Omar “El Huracán” Narvaez (35-0-2, 23 KOs) on Oct. 22 in New York City, said he’ll put on a performance that matches the city’s size and stature, and the venue’s prominence. “I’m ready to entertain as much as I did in my last fight,” he said during a teleconference to discuss the fight at Madison Square Garden, a venue he said matches the city’s stature. “My goal is to go out there and give everything.”

In his last fight, on Feb. 19, Donaire knocked out Fernando Montiel (46-3-2, 36KOs) with what his promoter Bob Arum said was “one most devastating punches I have ever seen.”

The big knockouts come from paying attention to the small things, said Donaire, the WBO and WBC bantamweight champion.

“I see every little thing in there and every little detail,” the 28-year-old said.

Narvaez, 36, is extremely smart in the ring, aggressive without being reckless, said Donaire, who fought a total of 17 rounds in his last four fights, all of which he won by knockout.

“He knows how to take a fight into the later rounds,” he said. “We’re ready.”

Robert Garcia, Donaire’s trainer, acknowledged that his fighter has height and reach advantages and said there would be a lot to be learned in the bout’s early stages.

“We’ll see what he’s got in the first few rounds,” Garcia said

By Rob Hough

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