Jessie Vargas: record, next fight and profile →
Is the anticipated unification between WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas (27-1, 10KOs) and IBF champion Kell Brook (36-0, 25KOs) falling apart? Vargas took to the social networks late Saturday night and tweeted that Brook is stalling to finalize the fight, which is making Vargas now look to a rematch with Timothy Bradley.
The welterweight unification between WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas (27-1, 10KOs) and IBF champion Kell Brook (36-0, 25KOs) is potentially going to be pushed back to a date in October.
IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-0, 25KOs) is hoping to unify most of his division in 2016. At the moment, Brook's promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport is in the final stages of negotiations for a September unification with WBO world champion Jessie Vargas at Bramall Lane in Sheffield.
Newly crowned WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas (27-1) is ready to put his belt on the line and travel to IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook's backyard to unify titles. In an article that ran on BoxingScene.com earlier this week, Brook's trainer Dominic Ingle said his fighter wasn't happy with the money being offered by his promoter Eddie Hearn. He said that as the champion, Brook feels he deserves to get the bigger purse.
Jessie Vargas Video Interview - BROOKLYN - Prizefighting returned to CBS on Saturday with a Fight of the Year candidate as undefeated welterweight world champion Keith Thurman edged former world champion Shawn Porter in a close but unanimous decision scored 115-113 by all three ringside judges.
Everyone is still waiting for Kell Brook will sign a deal this week to fight Jessie Vargas in a welterweight unification bout at Bramall Lane. Terms have been verbally agreed between IBF champion Brook and the American, who holds the WBO title, over a summer clash at the home of Sheffield United.
Bob Arum on Lomachenko - LAS VEGAS, NV. - Undefeated junior welterweight champions TERENCE "Bud" CRAWFORD and "The Iceman" VIKTOR POSTOL will go mano a mano, in a 12-round world title unification fight, to determine the lineal king of the exciting 140-pound division. The Crawford vs. Postol world championship event will take place on Saturday, July 23, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. It will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT.
When the welterweight unification bout between IBF champion Kell Brook and WBO champion Jessie Vargas was agreed to by their respective promoters Matchroom and Top Rank, the dates of August 27th and September 3rd were listed as the possible dates for the fight that will take place in Brook's hometown in the UK.
Everything seems to be in ordered for WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas when it comes to a planned unification against IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook, likely on September 3rd in Sheffield.
WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas of Las Vegas has officially opened up training camp last Monday at the Top Rank Gym to prepare for his unification title fight against IBF champion Kell Brook (36-0, 25KOs), likely on September 3rd at Sheffield, England.