Jessie Vargas: record, next fight and profile →
Former world champion Amir Khan (32-4, 20 KOs) is really eager to get in the ring with four division champion Adrien Broner. Last month, Broner returned to the ring and fought Jessie Vargas to a twelve round draw in a bout fought at a catch-weight of 144-pounds at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Jessie Vargas Video Interview - Badou Jack is having the time of his life. After formally announcing his May 19th world title fight against Adonis Stevenson in Toronto last week, the two-division world champion made headlines Thursday with the launch of his new nutrition supplement line entitled "Ripper Nutrition." The special launch event was held at the American Nutritional Corporation complex in Las Vegas, where Ripper Nutrition was formulated, tested and made.
In the month of April, there were back to back events at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Last week, the venue held a Showtime televised tripleheader, which featured Gervonta Davis and Jermall Charlo in separate title fights - and a crossroads main event between former world champions Adrien Broner and Jessie Vargas.
Adrien Broner (33-3-1) and Jessie Vargas (28-2-1) battled to a majority draw in a spirited match up Saturday night in Brooklyn. The highly entertaining bout topped a Showtime televised triple header. The final tallies were 115-113 for Broner and 114-114 twice.
Adrien Broner hasn’t been able to win a fight decisively since he stopped Ashley Theophane two years ago. Broner still won the ratings game yet again Saturday night. Nielsen Media Research revealed Tuesday that Showtime’s telecast of Broner’s majority draw with Jessie Vargas was watched by a peak audience of 891,000 and averaged 782,000 viewers.
Brooklyn - 13,964 fans were on hand to see a very good matchup between Adrien Broner (33-3-1, 24 KO’s) and Jessie Vargas (28-2-1, 10 KO’s) inside the Barclays Center. The two fighters battled to a majority draw in a fight that saw Vargas be the busier fighter early on and Broner coming back late to get the draw.
Showtime had another good weekend. They’ve had more than a few recently. On a day when Carl Frampton proved too much for Nonito Donaire, Zolani Tete walked away with a win over Omar Narvaez, and Gervonta Davis and Jermall Charlo took care of business early and in style, it all ended in a draw.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Turns out Jimmy Buffett was dead wrong. The Key West-sopped crooner – in what became his first Billboard Top 40 single way back in 1974 – promised that “Come Monday, it'll be all right.” So as I hit the pillow early Sunday, irritated yet again at the chronic jackass that is Adrien Broner, I clung to...
Gervonta Davis: Davis had a lot of competition for “biggest winner” this past weekend. Jermall Charlo ended his fight with Hugo Centeno inside two rounds. Carl Frampton schooled Nonito Donaire. And Amir Khan needed only 39 seconds to demonstrate that he’s back.
NEW YORK – Adrien Broner didn’t get the victory he thinks he earned Saturday night. Broner is sure, though, that the way he fought against Jessie Vargas proved the inconsistent ex-champion can continue to succeed against championship-caliber opposition. Even Broner feels his majority draw with Vargas amounted to a close fight at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, but the Cincinnati native figures fighting in an entertaining way was exactly what he needed to show boxing fans in his first fight after losing to Mikey Garcia.