Jessie Vargas: record, next fight and profile →
On December 15th former two-division champion Jessie Vargas (27-2) will return to the ring after a 13 month ring hiatus. Vargas lost a spirited decision to Manny Pacquiao in his last ring outing and is looking to regain the position he had in the division prior to the Pacquiao fight.
Jessie Vargas, Herrera Weigh-In Photos Gallery - Former welterweight champion Jessie Vargas returns to the ring to take on hard-hitting veteran Aaron Herrera in the 10-round main event of a special Friday night edition of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes December 15 from Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster, California with televised coverage starting at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
Jessie Vargas Video Interview - The bright lights of Las Vegas shine on the junior lightweight division when HBO BOXING AFTER DARK: ORLANDO SALIDO VS. MIGUEL ROMAN, TEVIN FARMER VS. KENICHI OGAWA AND FRANCISCO VARGAS VS. STEPHEN SMITH is seen SATURDAY, DEC. 9 at 10:20 p.m. (live ET/tape-delayed PT) from Mandalay Bay Events Center. The HBO Sports team will call all the action, which will be available in HDTV, closed-captioned for the hearing-impaired and presented in Spanish on HBO Latino.
The first 300 fans who bring a toy to the Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes event Friday, December 15 at Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster, Calif. will receive a free t-shirt and five dollars off of general admission tickets. The Holiday Toy Drive will benefit the Inner Circle Foster Care & Adoption Service in Palmdale, Calif.
On Saturday night Sadam Ali (26-1) shocked the boxing world when he defeated Miguel Cotto (41-6) in the final fight of the former four-division champion's certain Hall of Fame career. Ali was a heavy underdog in the fight and really picked up momentum in the second half of the fight to secure the victory. With the win he captured the WBO 154 pound title.
NEW YORK – Jessie Vargas was among those that criticized Miguel Cotto’s choice of opponent for his farewell fight. The fight was offered to Vargas, but the former WBO welterweight champion turned down the opportunity because he didn’t want to sign a long-term contract with Golden Boy Promotions, Cotto’s promoter. Sadam Ali, who’s also promoted by Golden Boy, jumped at the chance to challenge Cotto for the WBO super welterweight title at Madison Square Garden.
LANCASTER, CA. - Former welterweight champion Jessie Vargas returns to the ring to take on hard-hitting veteran Aaron Herrera in the 10-round main event of a special Friday night edition of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes December 15 from Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster, California with televised coverage starting at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
According to two-time world champion Jessie Vargas, he will return to the ring on December 15 and will do so for the first time in years without the support of his promoter for the last few years, Top Rank. As BoxingScene.com reported several weeks ago, Vargas left Top Rank and then reaching an agreement with Al Haymon and attorney Guadalupe Valencia.
Jessie Vargas took to social media Wednesday to explain why he turned down a chance to fight Miguel Cotto. Vargas, a former WBO welterweight champion, revealed in statements posted to his Twitter and Instagram pages that Golden Boy Promotions didn’t offer him enough money to challenge Cotto. Vargas joined WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia and IBF welterweight champ Errol Spence Jr. by publicly acknowledging that he turned down the Cotto fight due to Golden Boy Promotions’ offer.
Jessie Vargas Video Interview - More than 20,000 fans at T-Mobile Arena and millions watching on Pay-Per-View will be treated to a stacked undercard line-up in support of the Sept. 16 showdown between lineal and Ring Magazine Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) and WBC/WBA/IBF/IBO Middleweight World Champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs).