Video: Jessie Vargas on The Win Over Lopez, More
Luis Sandoval catches up with unbeaten junior welterweight Jessie Vargas to get his thoughts on the close win over Josesito Lopez, what's next and more.
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Video: Henry Ramirez on Josesito Lopez's Loss To Vargas
Luis Sandoval catches up with trainer Henry Ramirez to get his thoughts on Josesito Lopez's close points defeat to unbeaten Jessie Vargas.
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CompuBox Stats: Mayweather vs Ortiz, Full Undercard
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Floyd Mayweather Jr. landed 24 power punches in round four, the last two dropped the unsuspecting Victor Ortiz for the count. Mayweather wins the WBC welterweight title.
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Josesito Lopez’s Trainer on The Loss To Jessie Vargas
Despite several members of the media in accord that junior welterweight Josesito Lopez had pulled off the upset on last night’s “Star Power” undercard, undefeated Jessie Vargas took a split decision on the scorecards.
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Jessie Vargas Wins Split Nod Over Josesito Lopez
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Super welterweight Jessie Vargas (17-0, 9KOs) won a close ten round split decision over Josesito Lopez (29-4, 17KOs). The scores were 95-94 for Lopez, 96-93 Vargas and 95-94 for Vargas. BoxingScene.com scored it 95-94 for Lopez.
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Ortiz, Mayweather Finely Tuned And Ready For Battle
By Jake Donovan - Victor Ortiz and Floyd Mayweather both made weight ahead of their welterweight title fight Saturday evening in Las Vegas, Nevada. Both fighters were in supreme condition for the pay-per-view headliner, which airs live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas (Saturday, HBO PPV, 9PM ET/6PM PT). Ortiz came in at the welterweight limit of 147 lb, while Mayweather was slightly below at 146.5 lb.
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Video: Jessie Vargas Ready For Lopez's Experience
Ryan Burton catches up with junior welterweight Jessie Vargas to discuss his upcoming fight with Josesito Lopez on the Mayweather vs. Ortiz undercard.
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Photos: Mayweather-Ortiz Vegas Arrivals Mega Gallery
Las Vegas, MGM Grand - The grand arrivals took place, as nearly all of the fighters involved with Saturday's pay-per-view were present at the MGM Grand. Junior welterweight Jessie Vargas, former three division champion Erik Morales, and the main eventers themselves, WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz and Floyd Mayweather Jr., were mobbed by the fans. Photos by Chris Cozzone.
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Photos: Mayweather, Ortiz, Morales, Gomez and Canelo
(Left to Right) Undefeated super lightweight contender Jessie Vargas, WBC Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez, Six-Time World Champion Floyd Mayweather, WBC Welterweight World Champion Victor Ortiz, super welterweight contender Alfonso Gomez, undefeated super lightweight contender Pablo Cesar Cano and super lightweight contender Josesito Lopez pose at Universal Studios CityWalk in Universal City, California at an appearance in advance of the dual-site “STAR POWER: Mayweather vs. Ortiz” mega-event on which Mayweather will face Ortiz, Cano will face Five Time and Three Division World Champion Erik Morales and Vargas will face Lopez at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada while Alvarez will face Gomez at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California on September 17, 2011 and all of which will be televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View. Photos by Gene Blevins/Hoganphotos.
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Josesito Lopez Aims To Secure a Dose of "Star Power"
By Thomas Gerbasi - Josesito Lopez has gotten the “seasoned veteran” tag thrown at him already as he approaches his September 17th bout against 22-year old Jessie Vargas on the Floyd Mayweather-Victor Ortiz Pay-Per-View card. But be thankful that they haven’t called him “grizzled” or “rugged” yet, because that would be pushing it. The 27-year old laughs, amused by the fact that some fans and media are looking at him as the old man heading into one of September’s most intriguing bouts, the stepping stone for the unbeaten young gun. “I’ve seen that, but it doesn’t bother me,” said Lopez. “I usually don’t read up too much on the internet talk. As long as I’m prepared and I know that mentally and physically I’m a hundred percent, all the talk doesn’t matter. I’ve heard it all before and it’s nothing new to me. I know up in the ring it’s just me and him. As long as I do my job, everything will come out all right.” It’s what you would expect to hear from the guy brought in as the “B” side for a major bout (Vargas is represented by Golden Boy Promotions), but from Lopez it comes with a heavy dose of truth when you realize that he’s been in this position before. More than once in fact. You can start with his pro debut, ironically in Vegas, when he was to be the foil for Allen Litzau, one half of “The American Boys” with brother Jason. Lopez needed just 53 seconds to end that fight. He wasn’t so lucky in April of 2006, when he fought Floyd Mayweather protégé Wes Ferguson on the Mayweather-Zab Judah card and was on the short end of a controversial 10 round split decision.
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