Rey Vargas

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