Francisco Vargas

Charlo-Montiel Viewership Highest For Showtime Boxing Broadcast During Pandemic

More viewers watched Jermall Charlo’s tougher-than-expected victory over Juan Macias Montiel than any boxing match Showtime has televised during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Photos: Isaac Cruz Drops, Decisions Francisco Vargas Over Ten

Cruz, Vargas Fight Photos Gallery - Toyota Center - In a lightweight encounter, Isaac Cruz (22-1-1, 15 KOs) won a ten round unanimous decision over former super featherweight champion Francisco Vargas (27-3-2, 19 KOs). The scores were 97-92, 99-90 an...

Isaac Cruz: Francisco Vargas Held More Often, We Couldn't Counter That

Toyota Center, Texas - A battle between power-punching Mexico City natives, saw 23-year-old top lightweight contender Isaac Cruz (22-1-1, 15 KOs) score a wide unanimous decision over former champion Francisco Vargas (27-3-2, 19 KOs). The official sco...

Isaac Cruz Powers Past Francisco Vargas, Wins Decision in Physical Contest

Isaac Cruz couldn’t knock out an aged former champion Saturday night, but he was plenty active and accurate enough to defeat Francisco Vargas. Mexico City’s Cruz consistently landed the harder punches in their 10-round lightweight bout and won a unan...

Vargas: Cruz Could've Lost Last Fight; Gets Easily Exasperated When Things Don't Go His Way

Francisco Vargas respects that Isaac Cruz is a much younger, powerful opponent attempting to fight his way to a world title shot. The 36-year-old Vargas considers Cruz’s most recent performance evidence, however, that he can be beaten by an experienc...

Photos: Isaac Cruz-Francisco Vargas, Angelo Leo-Aaron Alameda - Set For War

Isaac Cruz, Francisco Vargas Weights Photos Gallery - Unbeaten WBC Middleweight World Champion Jermall Charlo went face-to-face with the hard-hitting Juan Macias Montiel Friday during the official weigh-in before they meet live on SHOWTIME this Satur...

Jermall Charlo Overweight For Title Fight Against Juan Macias Montiel On Saturday Night

Jermall Charlo didn’t seem overly concerned about being overweight Friday afternoon in Houston. The defending WBC middleweight champion stepped on the Texas Combative Sports Program’s scale at 160.4 pounds for his 12-round, 160-pound championship cla...

Photos: Cruz vs. Vargas, Leo vs. Alameda - Face-Offs at Final Presser

Cruz, Vargas, Leo, Alameda Final Press Conference - Unbeaten WBC Middleweight World Champion Jermall Charlo went face-to-face with the hard-hitting Juan Macias Montiel Thursday during the final press conference before they meet live on SHOWTIME this...

Isaac Cruz Expects 'Toe-To-Toe' Fireworks With Francisco Vargas

Rising lightweight contender Isaac Cruz is expecting all-out fireworks when he faces former world champion Francisco Vargas in a ten round Showtime televised fight on June 19 at Toyota Center in Houston.

Isaac Cruz-Francisco Vargas Added To Showtime's Charlo-Montiel Telecast 6/19

The co-feature has been solidified for Showtime’s telecast headlined by Jermall Charlo and Juan Macias Montiel on June 19. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Mexican lightweights Isaac Cruz and Francisco Vargas have agreed to meet in a 10-round fight...

Francisco Vargas Aims To Stay Busy, Resume Path To World Title

Francisco 'Bandido' Vargas is motivated to resume on a radiant path for another crack at a World Boxing Council (WBC) title. The former super featherweight world champion defeated Venezuelan Otto Gámez by knockout last Friday, as part of a function h...

Francisco Vargas Returns, Stops Otto Gamez in Three Rounds

Former world junior lightweight titleholder Francisco Vargas knocked out Otto Gamez in round 3 Friday night at the Centro Cultural de las Americas in Ecatepec, Mexico. Vargas, who resides in nearby Mexico City, improves to 27-2-2, 19 knockouts.

Alberto Machado's Handlers Pushing For Francisco Vargas Clash

Alberto “El Explosivo” Machado would like to face Francisco “El Bandido” Vargas in a battle of former world champions - and the fight could very well become a reality. The vice president of the company Miguel Cotto Promotions, Héctor Soto, who co-pro...

Alberto Machado Drills Luis Porozo, Wants Francisco Vargas

Alberto Machado returned to the scene of the crime to exorcise past demons. The former 130-pound titlist put behind the worst stretch of his career to end 2019 on a positive note, scoring a 2nd round knockout of Ecaudor’s Luis Porozo in his lightweig...

Francisco Vargas Defeats Aviles Via Split Decision in Rough Fight

CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO - In the co-main event, Francisco "El Bandido" Vargas (26-2-2, 18 KOs) of Mexico City, Mexico defeated Ezequiel Aviles (16-5-3, 6 KOs) of Ensenada, Mexico via ninth-round technical split decision in a scheduled 10-round lightweight...