Antonio Vargas (boxer)

Antonio Vargas
Antonio Vargas
Born	August 15, 1996 (age 28); Houston, Texas, U.S.
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Bantamweight
Height	5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm)
Reach	66 in (168 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	21
Wins	19
Wins by KO	11
Losses	1
Draws	1
Men's Amateur boxing
Representing United States
Pan American Games

Antonio Vargas (born August 15, 1996) is an American professional boxer.

Early life

Vargas was born in Houston, Texas to a Puerto Rican father and a Mexican mother.^[1] He was raised in Kissimmee, Florida.

Amateur career

Vargas won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in the flyweight event.^[2]

He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, losing in the round of 16 to Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan.^[3]

Professional career

Vargas is scheduled to challenge Winston Guerrero for the interim WBA bantamweight title in Orlando, Florida on December 13, 2024.^[4]^[5] Vargas won the fight by TKO in the 10th round.^[6]

Professional boxing record

21 fights	19 wins	1 loss
By knockout	11	1
By decision	8	0
No contests	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
21	Win	19–1 (1)	Winston Guerrero	TKO	10 (12), 2:10	Dec 13, 2024	Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S.	Won interim WBA bantamweight title
20	Win	18–1 (1)	Jonathan Rodriguez	RTD	7 (12), 3:00	Feb 24, 2024	Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
19	Win	17–1 (1)	Hernán Márquez	UD	10	Oct 27, 2023	Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
18	NC	16–1 (1)	Francisco Pedroza Portillo	NC	3 (10)	May 12, 2023	Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
17	Win	16–1	Michell Banquez	TKO	6 (10), 2:38	Feb 25, 2023	Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
16	Win	15–1	Jesus Martinez	TKO	3 (6), 2:59	Oct 15, 2022	Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
15	Win	14–1	Samuel Gutierrez Hernandez	TKO	5 (6), 2:38	Aug 21, 2022	Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
14	Win	13–1	Daniel Alberto Coronel	TKO	4 (6), 1:24	Jul 23, 2022	Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
13	Win	12–1	Juan Centeno	UD	6	Feb 21, 2020	Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S.
12	Win	11–1	Szilveszter Kanalas	KO	1 (6), 2:38	Nov 23, 2019	Bryan Glazer Family JCC Auditorium, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
11	Loss	10–1	Jose Maria Cardenas	KO	1 (8), 1:53	May 25, 2019	Osceola Heritage Park, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.
10	Win	10–0	Lucas Rafael Baez	KO	2 (8), 2:08	Feb 22, 2019	Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.
9	Win	9–0	Jorge Perez	UD	8	Nov 16, 2018	Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.	Won vacant NABF (junior) bantamweight title
8	Win	8–0	Felipe Rivas	UD	6	Aug 28, 2018	Cancha Ruben Zayas Montanez, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
7	Win	7–0	Aaron Lopez	UD	6	Jul 28, 2018	Kissimmee Civic Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.
6	Win	6–0	Luis Saavedra	UD	6	Feb 23, 2018	Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.
5	Win	5–0	Jonathan Garza	UD	6	Nov 3, 2017	Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.
4	Win	4–0	Miguel Rebullosa	TKO	2 (6), 1:11	Oct 13, 2017	A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	Leonardo Reyes	UD	6	Jul 7, 2017	A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Emilio Rivera	KO	1 (4), 1:52	Apr 21, 2017	Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Jonathan De La Paz	TKO	1 (4), 1:48	Feb 24, 2017	Tony Rosa Community Center, Palm Bay, Florida, U.S.

References

^ "El olímpico estadounidense Antonio Vargas firmó con Top Rank - Top Rank Inc" (in Spanish). TopRank.com.
^ "Antonio Vargas". Team USA.org. Archived from the original on July 27, 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
^ "Russian Takes Heavyweight Gold in Rio as Crowd Boos". Retrieved 2016-08-16.
^ Iskenderov, Parviz (9 November 2024). "Antonio Vargas faces Winston Guerrero for interim title at MVP 10 in Orlando in Dec". FIGHTMAG.
^ Staff, BoxingScene (8 November 2024). "Antonio Vargas and Winston Guerrero to contest interim title at Most Valuable Prospects 10". BoxingScene.com.
^ Iskenderov, Parviz (14 December 2024). "Antonio Vargas stops Winston Guerrero to claim interim title". FIGHTMAG.

External links

Boxing record for Antonio Vargas from BoxRec (registration required)
Antonio Vargas - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live
Antonio Vargas at Olympedia (archive)

Sporting positions
Amateur boxing titles
Previous: Stephen Fulton	Golden Gloves flyweight champion 2014–2015	Next: Diego Álvarez
Previous: Malik Jackson	U.S. bantamweight champion 2015	Next: Efraín Sánchez
Regional boxing titles
New title	NABF Junior bantamweight champion November 16, 2018 – 2019 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Juan Martinez Ayala
World boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by Reymart Gaballo	WBA bantamweight champion Interim title December 13, 2024 – present	Incumbent

[1] "El olímpico estadounidense Antonio Vargas firmó con Top Rank - Top Rank Inc" (in Spanish). TopRank.com.

[2] "Antonio Vargas". Team USA.org. Archived from the original on July 27, 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[3] "Russian Takes Heavyweight Gold in Rio as Crowd Boos". Retrieved 2016-08-16.

[4] Iskenderov, Parviz (9 November 2024). "Antonio Vargas faces Winston Guerrero for interim title at MVP 10 in Orlando in Dec". FIGHTMAG.

[5] Staff, BoxingScene (8 November 2024). "Antonio Vargas and Winston Guerrero to contest interim title at Most Valuable Prospects 10". BoxingScene.com.

[6] Iskenderov, Parviz (14 December 2024). "Antonio Vargas stops Winston Guerrero to claim interim title". FIGHTMAG.

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v t e 2016 USA Olympic Boxing Team
Men's athletes	Nico Hernández Antonio Vargas Shakur Stevenson Carlos Balderas Gary Russell Charles Conwell
Women's athletes	Mikaela Mayer Claressa Shields
Coaches	Billy Walsh