Rey Vargas

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Rey Vargas, a Mexican boxer born on December 10, 1990, made his professional debut at the age of 19. He fought against Claudio Palacios on April 10, 2010, and won the fight via first-round knockout. Vargas had a stunning professional boxing career, with a record of 36 wins, one loss with no draws or NCs. He knocked out 22 of his opponents and won two world titles in different weight classes.

Vargas has fought a total of 37 times so far, with 21 knockouts. He won his first world title on February 25, 2017, against Gavin McDonnell after 28 professional fights. The fight took place in Hull, England, and Vargas won via a 12-round majority decision, becoming the WBC super-bantamweight world champion.

Vargas successfully defended his WBC super-bantamweight title twice. The first successful defense came against Azat Hovhannisyan on May 12, 2018, where he won the bout via a 12-round unanimous decision. The second title defense happened against Tomoki Kameda on July 13, 2019, where Vargas won the fight via 12 round unanimous decision.

To challenge himself further, Vargas moved up a weight class and defeated Mark Magsayo on July 9, 2022. This was a featherweight bout for the vacant WBC featherweight title, and Vargas won via a 12-round split decision.

Vargas has fought several notable fights, including his win over Leonardo Baez on August 10, 2019. The fight was a non-title featherweight bout, and Vargas won via a 10-round unanimous decision. He also beat Ronny Rios on February 9, 2019, via a 12-round unanimous decision in a super-bantamweight title fight. Another notable fight was against Christian Esquivel on March 17, 2018. Vargas won the fight via a 10-round unanimous decision in a super-bantamweight bout.

Despite his highly successful boxing career, Vargas suffered his first and only defeat so far against O'Shaquie Foster on February 11, 2023. The fight took place during a super-featherweight title bout for the vacant WBC title. Vargas lost the fight via 12 round unanimous decision. However, Vargas has pledged to continue fighting and is looking for opportunities to regain his position in the boxing world.

Overall, Vargas has been a highly successful boxer with impressive accomplishments. He holds two world titles, won 36 out of 37 fights, and has defeated a range of highly skilled and competitive opponents. Vargas's future in the boxing world remains to be seen, but we can expect him to keep fighting, improving, and pushing himself to achieve more.

Rey Vargas Fight Record

# Date Age Opponent Result Via
37 Feb 11, 2023 32 O'Shaquie Foster Loss UD
36 Jul 9, 2022 31 Mark Magsayo Win SD
35 Nov 6, 2021 30 Leonardo Baez Win UD
34 Jul 13, 2019 28 Tomoki Kameda Win UD
33 Feb 9, 2019 28 Franklin Manzanilla Win UD
32 May 12, 2018 27 Azat Hovhannisyan Win UD
31 Dec 2, 2017 27 Oscar Negrete Win UD
30 Aug 26, 2017 26 Ronny Rios Win UD
29 Feb 25, 2017 26 Gavin McDonnell Win MD
28 Sep 3, 2016 25 Alexander Muñoz Win TKO5
27 Jun 11, 2016 25 Alexis Kabore Win UD
26 Feb 27, 2016 25 Christian Esquivel Win TKO3
25 Sep 5, 2015 24 Lucian González Win UD
24 May 23, 2015 24 Eduardo Mancito Win UD
23 Jan 24, 2015 24 Néstor Panigua Win TKO2
22 Nov 1, 2014 23 Sylvester Lopez Win TKO8
21 Aug 23, 2014 23 Daniel Ferreras Win TKO2
20 Jun 14, 2014 23 Vergel Nebran Win TKO6
19 Mar 15, 2014 23 Sylvester Lopez Win RTD7
18 Dec 21, 2013 23 Ernie Sánchez Win UD
17 Oct 26, 2013 22 Yuki Murai Win UD
16 Aug 24, 2013 22 Juanito Rubillar Win KO4
15 Jun 8, 2013 22 Cecilio Santos Win KO2
14 Apr 27, 2013 22 Seizo Kono Win TKO3
13 Dec 22, 2012 22 Marcos Cárdenas Win TKO5
12 Jun 2, 2012 21 Luis Lugo Win TKO5
11 Feb 25, 2012 21 Gabriel Aguillón Win TKO1
10 Jul 23, 2011 20 Rene Vázquez Win TKO2
9 Mar 25, 2011 20 Jorge Morales Win TKO2
8 Feb 26, 2011 20 Mario Alberto García Win TKO3
7 Jan 22, 2011 20 Jesus Santillan Win TKO7
6 Nov 6, 2010 19 Jorge Otocani Reynoso Win TKO1
5 Oct 2, 2010 19 Fabian Ruiz Win KO1
4 Sep 4, 2010 19 Jose Luis Medellin Win TKO2
3 Aug 21, 2010 19 Juan Antonio Duque Win TKO2
2 May 29, 2010 19 Hector Esnar Bobadilla Win UD
1 Apr 10, 2010 19 Claudio Palacios Win KO1