Jessie Vargas: record, next fight and profile →
LAS VEGAS - The four boxers who will fight on ShoBox: The New Generation live on SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 24, made weight on their first attempts Thursday at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - In his welterweight debut, Jessie Vargas (18-0, 9KOs) won a very demanding ten round unanimous decision over rugged veteran Lanardo Tyner (25-7-2, 15KOs). A dirty contest filled with low blows, exchanges after the bell and elbows. All three judges saw it 99-91. Vargas will now likely face Alfonso Gomez in the opening bout on the Floyd Mayweather-Miguel Cotto pay-per-view on May 5th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Ryan Burton catches up with Jessie Vargas to discuss his ShoBox televised welterweight debut against veteran contender Lanardo Tyner.
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The final piece of Jessie Vargas’ welterweight debut has been placed, as it was announced last Thursday that the unbeaten Vegas prospect will face veteran Lanardo Tyner. Their bout headlines a Shobox-televised card this Friday, live from the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas.
BoxingScene.com has been advised that Jessie Vargas (17-0) will face Lanardo Tyner (25-6) in the main event of Showtime's February 24th ShoBox card. Deandre Latimore (22-3) will face Ryan Davis (23-9) in the televised co-feature. The fights take place at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Talks have surfaced of unbeaten prospect Jessie Vargas landing the opening slot of the May 5 pay-per-view event headlined by his mentor and promoter Floyd Mayweather Jr, who faces Miguel Cotto.
BoxingScene.com has been advised that a ShoBox televised doubleheader, scheduled for February 23rd, and featuring welterweight contender Jessie Vargas (17-0, 9KOs) and junior middleweight Deandre Latimore (22-3, 17KOs) - will head to the Hard Rock in Las Vegas and tickets are scheduled to go on sale today.
BoxingScene.com has been advised that Jessie Vargas (17-0) and Deandre Latimore (22-3) will return on a February 24th edition of ShoBox. The venue and both fighters opponents are still to be determined.
Undefeated junior welterweight Jessie Vargas is an all-around good guy but make no mistake, he certainly has some fire hidden beneath his modest ways. During a recent visit to the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas, Vargas could be found getting ready for another workout and prior to his routine he had a lot that he wanted to get off of his chest.