Saturday January 28, 2017
Fantasy Springs Casino
Indio, California, USA
Commission: California State Athletic Commission
Promoter: Oscar De La Hoya (Golden Boy Promotions)
Matchmaker: Roberto Diaz (GBP), Javier Razo
Doctor: Tzu Shang Liu, Jeff Roberts, Kelly Tucker, Paul Wallace
Inspector: Mark Relyea
Television: USA HBO
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WBC World Super Featherweight Title
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Francisco "El Bandido" Vargas
Age: 32
Weight: 129.5 lbs
Height: 5'8"
Reach: 70"
Stance: orthodox
From: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Record: 23W(17KO)-0L-2D
VS
Miguel "El Alacran" Berchelt
Age: 25
Weight: 129-3/4 lbs
Height: 5'7"
Reach: 71"
Stance: orthodox
From: Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
Record: 30W(27KO)-1L
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Takashi Miura
Age: 32
Weight: 129-3/4 lbs
Height: 5'6-1/2"
Reach: 70"
Stance: southpaw
From: Tokyo, Japan
Record: 30W(23KO)-3L(2KO)-2D
VS
Miguel "Mickey" Roman
Age: 31
Weight: 129-1/4 lbs
Height: 5'5"
Stance: orthodox
From: Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Record: 56W(43KO)-11L(1KO)
or it could be he didnt have any tainted horse meat.... didnt vargas fail a test before?
I don't recall if he did right now bigjavi. Whether he was onn PED's or not, he took some crazy punishment. He'd have kept fighting Sat if the ref didn't stop it. Dude needs to chill for a long time.
Taped this card and watched it Sunday morning. Great fights. Berchelt looked really strong. I think Vargas needs probably a year off. His last few fights he has taken beatings that most men couldn't take.
Both fights really great action. Great night of boxing.
or it could be he didnt have any tainted horse meat.... didnt vargas fail a test before?
Taped this card and watched it Sunday morning. Great fights. Berchelt looked really strong. I think Vargas needs probably a year off. His last few fights he has taken beatings that most men couldn't take.
Both fights really great action. Great night of boxing.
I picked berchelt to upset vargas because I thought the cuts on vargas were not fully healed and it would become a big issue in this fight in addition to berchelt who has power in his punches, you could see the effect they had on vargas even before the cuts became a problem. he was getting rocked all over the place and bechelt never let up.I was at the fight live and I thought vargas was going to get stopped early I was surprised he lasted as long as he did. huge props to him he was going to fight to the death gladiator style his heart is insane.
damn...no miura vargas rematch? :(
berchelt on dat juice :(
Stop saying sh.it.
This guys trains like a BEAST.
He had 3 months training he was not celebrating Christmas and new year because he was training like a monster.
Berchelt would destroy miura ppl seem to be underestimating Berchelts power the kid is a genuine hitter.
Berchelt takes miuras head clean off with those crisp combos.
Miguel will decapitate Miura.
Mark my works, I said a lot of times that Berchel will be the winner in this fight.
Thank you for all Vargas!
One of the greatest warriors in the last years.
Thank you man, for your heart and passion, for be an humble warrior!
More fighters like Vargas is what boxing needs.
I don't think vargas has much more left tbh.
the last 3 fights have shaved around 10-20 years of his life, he has taken a ridiculous amount of punishment and his face is a total mess with scar tissue that will never heal and open up in every single fight
Miura is a mandatory for the belt so he will be fighting berchelt..
Yeah I hope not he is just a joy to watch and brings it every fight. I'm praying they can find a way to manage these cuts. Hey I thought gatti was done in 1998 because he too had a big problem with cuts. He went to fight for almost a decade longer, won another world title and gave boxing one of the greatest trilogy of alltime after everyone said he was done because of cuts and face blowing up every fight.
2 great main cards tonight... That's a win for Boxing ... Vargas is done... Farewell Champ ....
Miura might not last long against Berchelt power, but that's a good match up...
You can easily go right into a vargas/miura rematch or salido. Vargas didn't hurt his rep. But will need a long time for the cuts to recover.
I don't think vargas has much more left tbh.
the last 3 fights have shaved around 10-20 years of his life, he has taken a ridiculous amount of punishment and his face is a total mess with scar tissue that will never heal and open up in every single fight
Miura is a mandatory for the belt so he will be fighting berchelt..
damn...no miura vargas rematch? :(
berchelt on dat juice :(
You can easily go right into a vargas/miura rematch or salido. Vargas didn't hurt his rep. But will need a long time for the cuts to recover.