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There were fireworks in the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, as former champions "Sugar" Shane Mosley (42-4, 36KO) and "Ferocious" Fernando Vargas (27-3, 23KO) went back to their competitive roots and put on a show. Shane Mosley was smaller, but he was quicker and the better man.
The bout started off with both men trying to impose their strengths. A right hand landed right on the left eye of Vargas and it began to swell profusely as the fight went on. The fight was very close as both men seemed to fight at an even pace and the scorecards would shift as the rounds piled up. By the ninth round, the eye of Vargas was swollen like a balloon. The referee Joe Cortez, Marc Ratner of the Las Vegas Athletic Commission and the ring doctor met prior to the tenth round to decide if they would let Vargas continue. They gave Vargas another round to prove the fight should continue.
As the tenth round began, Mosley knew the fight was on the verge of being stopped and began to target the left eye. A final blow to the eye prompted referee Joe Cortez to stop the fight and Mosley picked up a big TKO victory. At the time of the stoppage, the judges were split on the winner. The scores were 86-85 for Mosley, 86-85 for Vargas and 86-85 for Mosley. [details]
The bout started off with both men trying to impose their strengths. A right hand landed right on the left eye of Vargas and it began to swell profusely as the fight went on. The fight was very close as both men seemed to fight at an even pace and the scorecards would shift as the rounds piled up. By the ninth round, the eye of Vargas was swollen like a balloon. The referee Joe Cortez, Marc Ratner of the Las Vegas Athletic Commission and the ring doctor met prior to the tenth round to decide if they would let Vargas continue. They gave Vargas another round to prove the fight should continue.
As the tenth round began, Mosley knew the fight was on the verge of being stopped and began to target the left eye. A final blow to the eye prompted referee Joe Cortez to stop the fight and Mosley picked up a big TKO victory. At the time of the stoppage, the judges were split on the winner. The scores were 86-85 for Mosley, 86-85 for Vargas and 86-85 for Mosley. [details]