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Antonio Vargas | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | August 15, 1996 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Other names | No Respect | ||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Bantamweight | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Reach | 66 in (168 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Ambidextrous | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| No contests | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Antonio Vargas (born August 15, 1996) is an American professional boxer.
Early life
[edit]Vargas was born in Houston, Texas to a Puerto Rican father and a Mexican mother.[1] He was raised in Kissimmee, Florida.
Amateur career
[edit]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
[edit]Vargas is scheduled to challenge Winston Guerrero for the interim WBA bantamweight title in Orlando, Florida on December 13, 2024.[4][5]
Professional boxing record
[edit]| 20 fights | 18 wins | 1 loss |
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| By knockout | 10 | 1 |
| By decision | 8 | 0 |
| No contests | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | |
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| 20 | Win | 18-1 (1) |  Jonathan Rodriguez | RTD | 7 (12) | Feb 24, 2024 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, U.S. | ||
| 19 | Win | 17-1 (1) |  Hernan Marquez | UD | 10 | Oct 27, 2023 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, U.S. | ||
| 18 | NC | 16-1 (1) | Francisco Pedroza Portillo | NC-ND | 3 (10) | May 12, 2023 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, U.S. | ||
| 17 | Win | 16-1 |  Michell Banquez | TKO | 6 (10) 2:38 | Feb 25, 2023 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, U.S. | ||
| 16 | Win | 15-1 |  Jesus Martinez | TKO | 3 (6) 2:59 | Oct 15, 2022 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, U.S. | ||
| 15 | Win | 14-1 | Samuel Gutierrez Hernandez | TKO | 5 (6) 2:38 | Aug 21, 2022 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, U.S. | ||
| 14 | Win | 13-1 |  Daniel Alberto Coronel | TKO | 4 (6) 3:00 | Jul 23, 2022 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, U.S. | ||
| 13 | Win | 12-1 |  Juan Centeno | UD | 6 | Feb 21, 2020 | Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, USA | ||
| 12 | Win | 11-1 |  Szilveszter Kanalas | KO | 1 (6), 2:38 | Nov 23, 2019 | Bryan Glazer Family JCC Auditorium, Tampa, Florida, USA | ||
| 11 | Loss | 10-1 | Jose Maria Cardenas | KO | 1 (8), 1:53 | May 25, 2019 | Osceola Heritage Park, Kissimmee, Florida, USA | ||
| 10 | Win | 10-0 | Lucas Rafael Baez | KO | 8 | Feb 22, 2019 | Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, USA | ||
| 9 | Win | 9-0 | Jorge Perez | UD | 8 | Nov 16, 2018 | Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, USA | Won Inaugural NABF Junior Bantam 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
[edit]- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Antonio Vargas from BoxRec (registration required)
- Antonio Vargas profile at Top Rank
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