Bare Knuckle Boxing is expanding beyond the recruitment of veteran fighters to pluck in-their-prime talents by adding Fernando Vargas Jnr and his unbeaten brother, Amado Vargas, to the roster, BoxingScene has learned.
The sons of Fernando Vargas – Fernando Vargas Jnr and Amado Vargas – were filmed scrapping in the lobby of the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas
Callum Walsh defeated Fernando Vargas Jnr by a wider-than-expected unanimous decision in their junior middleweight fight Saturday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
BoxingScene will have live, round-by-round coverage of Saturday's Saul "Canelo" Alvarez-Terence Crawford undisputed super middleweight main event and undercard – including Callum Walsh-Fernando Vargas Jnr, Christian Mbilli-Lester Martinez and Mohammed Alakel-Travis Crawford.
Fernando Vargas Jnr has the more famous name, but he still won't be the name fighter when he takes on Callum Walsh on September 13 underneath the Canelo-Crawford main event.
Callum Walsh takes on Fernando Vargas Jr. in a fight that could define both careers. Is Walsh truly worthy of being a 4-1 favorite, and could this be the most exciting matchup on the Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford card? The BoxingScene Today crew breaks it down.
Callum Walsh and Fernando Vargas Jnr will receive a prime platform as the co-main to Canelo-Crawford to impress audiences, Jake Donovan writes.
Junior middleweight Fernando Vargas Jnr made a statement by stopping Gonzalo Gaston Coria in the fourth round Saturday at Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California.
Junior middleweight Fernando Vargas Jnr made weight, but opponent Gonzalo Gaston Coria missed the mark ahead of their Saturday fight in Long Beach, California.
Just like his father, Emiliano Vargas has made a steady rise at a relatively young age – but Vargas, the son, perhaps seeking to avoid the mistakes of the father, wants to avoid burning out quickly.