Jessie Vargas Wants To Fight Antonio DeMarco at 147

By Ryan Burton

Top Rank and Zanfer Promotions recently announced that they had reached an agreement for WBA junior welterweight champion Jessie Vargas to face former lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco on November 22nd in Macau on the pay-per-view undercard supporting Manny Pacquiao against Chris Algieri.

Vargas said that he is looking forward to fighting on another Pacquiao undercard and also revealed that the fight may not necessarily be for his WBA junior welterweight title.  The Las Vegas based fighter said that he wants to make the move back up to welterweight sooner than later.

Vargas began his career as a junior welterweight, moved up to welterweight and then moved back down to 140 pounds where he captured his title against Khabib Allakvierdiev in April  He successfully defended his title but said that prefers to move up to the welterweight division.

"I am interested in that fight but I am still waiting on the details on what weight that fight will be fought at.  I am looking forward to capturing a title at 147 pounds at this moment in my career.  I have to sit down with my manager to see if the fight can be at 147 pounds," Vargas told BoxingScene.com.

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