Francisco Vargas (Mexican boxer)

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Vargas and the second or maternal family name is Peláez.

Francisco Javier Vargas Peláez (born December 25, 1984 in Tijuana, Baja California)[1] is a Mexican amateur boxer. He qualified for the 2008 Olympics at lightweight.

Amateur career

At the 2006 Central American Games, Vargas lost to eventual winner Yordenis Ugás 7:14. At the 2007 Pan American Games, where he tried to compete at featherweight, he lost again to David Souza.

At the first qualifier, Vargas was edged out by Juan Cuellar. At the second qualifier, the 23-year-old beat Franz Mamani and the Canadian southpaw Ibrahim Kamal. Vargas was then outpointed by Brazilian Éverton Lopes 6:11, but shut out Alexis Folleco 5:0 to qualify as the third Mexican boxer after Arturo Santos Reyes and Óscar Valdez.

References

  1. ↑ "Francisco Vargas". Golden Boy Promotions. Retrieved 15 September 2014.

External links

Preceded by
Takashi Miura		 WBC Super Featherweight Champion
November 21, 2015 – present 		Incumbent


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