Francisco Vargas: record, next fight and profile →
More viewers watched Jermall Charlo’s tougher-than-expected victory over Juan Macias Montiel than any boxing match Showtime has televised during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cruz, Vargas Fight Photos Gallery - Toyota Center - In a lightweight encounter, Isaac Cruz (22-1-1, 15 KOs) won a ten round unanimous decision over former super featherweight champion Francisco Vargas (27-3-2, 19 KOs). The scores were 97-92, 99-90 and 100-89. (photos by Esther Lin, Sean Michael Ham)
Toyota Center, Texas - A battle between power-punching Mexico City natives, saw 23-year-old top lightweight contender Isaac Cruz (22-1-1, 15 KOs) score a wide unanimous decision over former champion Francisco Vargas (27-3-2, 19 KOs). The official scores were 100-89, 99-90 and 97-92.
Isaac Cruz couldn’t knock out an aged former champion Saturday night, but he was plenty active and accurate enough to defeat Francisco Vargas. Mexico City’s Cruz consistently landed the harder punches in their 10-round lightweight bout and won a unanimous decision over the bloodied Mexican veteran. Judges Jesse Reyes (97-92), Randy Russell (99-90) and Eva Zaragoza (100-89) scored the 23-year-old Cruz the winner of a fight Showtime televised from Toyota Center in Houston as part of the Jermall Charlo-Juan Macias Montiel undercard.
Francisco Vargas respects that Isaac Cruz is a much younger, powerful opponent attempting to fight his way to a world title shot. The 36-year-old Vargas considers Cruz’s most recent performance evidence, however, that he can be beaten by an experienced ex-champion Saturday night. The William Hill sports book lists Cruz as a 6-1 favorite in a 10-round lightweight bout Showtime will televise as part of a tripleheader from Toyota Center in Houston, but Vargas views this as a perfect opportunity to rejuvenate his career on the Jermall Charlo-Juan Macias Montiel undercard.
Isaac Cruz, Francisco Vargas Weights Photos Gallery - Unbeaten WBC Middleweight World Champion Jermall Charlo went face-to-face with the hard-hitting Juan Macias Montiel Friday during the official weigh-in before they meet live on SHOWTIME this Saturday, June 19 from Toyota Center in Houston headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event. (photos by Esther Lin)
Jermall Charlo didn’t seem overly concerned about being overweight Friday afternoon in Houston. The defending WBC middleweight champion stepped on the Texas Combative Sports Program’s scale at 160.4 pounds for his 12-round, 160-pound championship clash against Juan Macias Montiel on Saturday night. Mexico’s Montiel met his contractual obligation by officially weighing in at 159.5 pounds.
Cruz, Vargas, Leo, Alameda Final Press Conference - Unbeaten WBC Middleweight World Champion Jermall Charlo went face-to-face with the hard-hitting Juan Macias Montiel Thursday during the final press conference before they meet live on SHOWTIME this Saturday, June 19 from Toyota Center in Houston headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event. (photos by Esther Lin)
Rising lightweight contender Isaac Cruz is expecting all-out fireworks when he faces former world champion Francisco Vargas in a ten round Showtime televised fight on June 19 at Toyota Center in Houston.
The co-feature has been solidified for Showtime’s telecast headlined by Jermall Charlo and Juan Macias Montiel on June 19. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Mexican lightweights Isaac Cruz and Francisco Vargas have agreed to meet in a 10-round fight that night at a venue to be announced in Houston, Charlo’s hometown. Cruz-Vargas will be part of a three-bout broadcast.