Francisco Vargas: record, next fight and profile →
There will be a big prize in store for the winner of the planned rematch between WBC super featherweight champion Miguel Berchelt and former beltholder Francisco Vargas. The two boxers are scheduled to collide on March 23 at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Top Rank will promote the card and the event will be televised by ESPN.
Former world champion Francisco 'Bandido' Vargas revealed that while there is a strong possibility of challenging Puerto Rican champion Alberto 'Explosivo' Machado, the opportunity has also arisen to confront champion Miguel 'Alacran' Berchelt in a rematch.
Unbeaten Puerto Rican puncher Alberto "El Explosivo" Machado is looking for bigger things after retaining his "regular" super featherweight title of the World Boxing Association (WBA). Machado - with a record of 21-0 and 17 knockouts - retained his belt with a crushing first round knockout over Yuandale Evans (20-2, 14 KO's) at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Alberto "El Explosivo" Machado (21-0, 17 KOs) returned back home to Puerto Rico, after picking up a sensational win on Saturday night in New York City. In his second defense of the World Boxing Association (WBA) "regular" super featherweight title, and his fourth bout with Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach in his corner, Machado demolished Yuandale Evans (20-2, 14 KO's) in a single round.
Former world champion Francisco 'Bandido' Vargas has revealed that in addition to taking part in the World Boxing Council super featherweight eliminator against Eduardo 'Rocky' Hernandez, he also has the possibility of go straight for the title of the World Boxing Association against Alberto Machado.
The Board of Governors of the World Boxing Council issued an order on Wednesday at the ongoing convention in Kiev, Ukraine - and that order directs a qualifying match at 130 pounds between world ranked number two, Francisco 'Bandido' Vargas and the third seed in the rankings, Eduardo 'Rocky' Hernandez.
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas - Alberto "Explosivo" Machado (20-0, 16 KOs) of San Juan, Puerto Rico, retained his WBA super featherweight world title by beating previously undefeated Rafael "Sweet Pea" Mensah (31-1, 23 KOs) of Accra, Ghana via 10-round unanimous decision. Machado dropped Mensah with a hard right hook in the first round and hurt him several times en route to earning three scores of 120-107.
Oswaldo Kuchle, promoter of the World Boxing Council youth super featherweight champion Eduardo '' Rocky '' Hernandez, is seeking a fight for his boxer to go up against former champion Francisco ''Bandido'' Vargas, as a key step on the way to challenging WBC super featherweight champion Miguel "Alacran" Berchelt.
Former World Boxing Council super featherweight champion, Francisco Vargas (25-1-2, 18 KOs), came along to the WBC weekly presser conference to chat about his "Wall to wall," bricks and mortar demolition of American contender Rod Salka, who has soundly and resoundingly crumbled recently in Indio, California.
On Thursday night in Indio, California, super featherweight contender Rod Salka created a lot of controversy in the post-fight of his showdown against former world champion Francisco Vargas. In a fight that was televised by ESPN2, Salka wore trunks with a brick wall pattern that was accompanied with the written statement of "America 1st."