Jessie Vargas
| Jessie Vargas | |||||||||||||
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 Vargas (left) in 2010 | |||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) |
La Nueva Generacion ("The New Generation") | ||||||||||||
| Rated at |
Light welterweight Welterweight | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Reach | 72 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
| Born |
May 10, 1989 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||
| Total fights | 28 | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 27 | ||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jessie Vargas (born May 10, 1989) is an American professional boxer. He is the current WBO welterweight champion, having previously held the WBA (Regular) and IBO light welterweight titles.[1]
Amateur career
Roger Mayweather has trained Vargas since he first laced on a pair of gloves at age eight and since he was ten years old Jessie has also been trained by former world champion Cornelius Boza Edwards.[2]
Jessie had an impressive amateur career of 120–20. He was a two-time Mexican National Champion, a two U.S. Junior National Champion and was a member of the 2008 Mexican Olympic Team.[3][4]
Professional career
In September 2008, Vargas won his pro debut against the undefeated Joel Gonzalez by first round K.O.[5]
Vargas got attention when, during a fight against Trenton Titsworth, Vargas was kissed on the neck and he responded by hitting Titsworth during the break. Titsworth was docked two points, Vargas one.[6][7]
In his twelfth fight he knocked out a former IBO Light Welterweight Champion Daniel Sarmiento of Argentina.[8][9] The bout was the main event of FSN's Fight Night Club.[10][11] In his next fight Vargas won an eight-round unanimous decision against Mexican Ramón Montaño on the undercard of Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana.[12]
On April 8, 2011, Vargas stopped former WBA Light Welterweight Champion, Vivian Harris. This bout was televised on TeleFutura.[13]
On March 16, 2013, Vargas won a unanimous decision against Wale Omotoso. On April 12,2014, Vargas won his first world championship when he defeated Khabib Allakhverdiev by unanimous decision for WBA and IBO junior welterweight titles.
Vargas vs. DeMarco
On November 22, 2014, Vargas made his second title defense against Mexican superstar and former lightweight world champion, Antonio DeMarco. This fight took place at The Venetian Macao in Macau, SAR on the undercard of Pacquiao vs. Chris Algieri.
Vargas vs. Bradley
Vargas fought Timothy Bradley on June 27, 2015 at Stubhub Center. Bradley pretty much dominated the exchanges throughout, punishing Vargas repeatedly to the body and head. While absorbing major damage, Vargas had showed the ability to hurt Bradley and with 20 seconds left in round 12 landed a massive punch that buckled Bradley's knees and had him stumbling across the ring. Vargas followed him and landed 2 more head shots before being tied up near the ropes. The referee heard the 10 second warning and mistakenly signaled that the fight was over with 7-8 seconds remaining. Vargas believed he had TKO'd Bradley and celebrated atop the turnbuckle. When order was restored it was ruled that the referee's mistake was impossible to fix and the fight would go to the scorecards. Bradley, at that point, deserved the unanimous decision. Vargas has called for a rematch.
Professional boxing record
References
- ↑ Donovan, Jake (2012-06-22). "Vargas on Parting With Mayweather, Joining Top Rank". BoxingScene. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
- ↑ Fischer, Doug. (2010-09-30) Mayweather, Boza Edwards have high hopes for Vargas. RingTV. Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
- ↑ USA vs. MEXICO DUAL – JANUARY 18 – SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. MAA Boxing. Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
- ↑
- ↑ BoxRec Boxing Records. Boxrec.com (2008-09-05). Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
- ↑ Jesse Vargas vs. Trenton Titsworth – Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
- ↑ Boxer Titsworth Kisses Opponent Then Gets KO’d. Sportsbybrooks (2008-11-12). Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
- ↑ Rosenthal, Michael. (2010-09-30) Vargas takes out Sarmiento in first round. RingTV. Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
- ↑ Jessie Vargas Destroys Pablo Sarmiento. Doghouseboxing.com (2010-10-02). Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
- ↑ Boxing – Vargas annihilates Sarmiento. Fightnews.com (2010-09-30). Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/20111030064231/http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-article/8350/las-vegas-Jessie-vargas-kos-sarmiento/. Archived from the original on October 30, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ BoxRec Boxing Records. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
- ↑ Boxing – Vargas to face Harris on April 8. Fightnews.com (2011-03-30). Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
- ↑ Vargas' Professional Boxing Record –. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
External links
- Jessie Vargas on Twitter
- Jessie Vargas on Facebook
- Professional boxing record for Jessie Vargas from BoxRec
| Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Khabib Allakhverdiev |
WBA Super Lightweight Champion Regular Title April 12, 2014 – June 27, 2015 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Adrien Broneras Champion |
| Preceded by Timothy Bradley Vacated |
WBO Welterweight Champion March 5, 2016 – present |
Incumbent |