Rey Vargas

Brandon Figueroa Hopes To Face Rey Vargas Next, But Sees 'Lotta Great Fighters At 126'

ONTARIO, California – Rey Vargas got a close look Saturday night at Brandon Figueroa’s ability to wear down an opponent with persistent pressure. Now that Figueroa has beaten Mark Magsayo, the pressure is on Vargas to accept a title defense against F...

Magsayo: Rey Vargas Is A Running Man; Figueroa Comes To Fight; Gonna Be A Great Fight

ONTARIO, California – Mark Magsayo believes he did enough to beat Rey Vargas. Magsayo dropped Vargas during the ninth round of their 12-round fight for the WBC featherweight title, but Vargas edged Magsayo by split decision July 9 at Alamodome in San...

Figueroa: I Feel Like Rey Vargas Did Enough Just To Edge Mark Magsayo A Little Bit

Brandon Figueroa feels Mark Magsayo deserved the lone loss on his professional record. Figueroa watched the Rey Vargas-Magsayo fight from ringside July 9, when Mexico’s Vargas defeated Magsayo by split decision to win the WBC featherweight title from...

A Shock to Jr. Lightweight: Weekend Afterthoughts

The underdog didn’t even let it get close. Using deft upper body movement, quick feet, and offensive timing, O’Shaquie Foster ended the undefeated run of veteran Rey Vargas, preventing Vargas from winning a belt in his third weight class and sending...

O'Shaquie Foster Completes Improbable Journey To The Top

By Corey Erdman - When you come from Orange, Texas, you learn how to bounce back from even the worst disasters. The town that O’Shaquie Foster calls home has suffered its fair share of misfortune. During both World War I and II, thanks to its deep wa...

Rey Vargas: I Don't Agree With The Decision, But I Respect It

With the words “ice water” and “shock the world” etched on his trunks, O’Shaquie Foster produced the fight of his life, coolly and methodically out-boxing two-division world champion Rey Vargas to capture the vacant WBC super featherweight world cham...

O'Shaquie Foster Title Win Likely To Come With Back-To-Back Mandatory Defenses

O’Shaquie Foster is as aware of what’s in his future as he was in the ring to win his first major title. Back-to-back mandatory title defenses await the 29-year-old Orange, Texas native following his twelve-round, unanimous decision victory over two-...

Photos: O’Shaquie Foster Boxes Past Rey Vargas, Captures WBC Title

Foster, Vargas Fight Photos Gallery - San Antonio, Texas - In a battle for the vacant WBC super featherweight title, O'Shaquie Foster (20-2, 11 KOs) captured gold with a twelve round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten former two division bel...

O'Shaquie Foster vs. Rey Vargas - CompuBox Punch Stats

Rey Vargas landed in double digits in 5 of the 12 rounds. O’Shaquie Foster reached double digit lands in 9 of the 12 rounds. Foster threw 101 more punches than Vargas and landed 43 more punches (22 more jabs and 21 more power punches). In the champio...

O'Shaquie Foster Outboxes Rey Vargas, Captures WBC World Title

By Keith Idec - O’Shaquie Foster punctuated his incredible comeback Saturday night from two defeats to nondescript opponents early in his career and a four-month stint in prison. Foster defeated previously unbeaten two-division champion Rey Vargas by...

Rey Vargas vs. O'Shaquie Foster - LIVE BoxingScene Scorecard

Vargas, Foster Scorecard Live BoxingScene - Vargas vs. Foster will see undefeated two-division world champion Rey Vargas battle top 130-pound contender O’Shaquie Foster for the vacant WBC Super Featherweight World Championship in a showdown that head...

Rey Vargas-O’Shaquie Foster: Stats & Stakes

For the second week in a row, a fighter who has already won fights at Jr. featherweight and featherweight will shoot for a major title in a third weight class.

Rey Vargas: We Think Foster Will Come In Like A Little Tank, Trying To Steamroll Me

Rey Vargas envisions an aggressive O’Shaquie Foster coming to take him out Saturday night. Foster is a diverse offensive fighter who can employ different styles, but Vargas gets the sense Foster won’t want to box in their “Showtime Championship Boxin...

O'Shaquie Foster: If Vargas Try To Box Me, Good Luck; If He Try To Walk Me Down, Good Luck

O’Shaquie Foster was surprised when he learned Rey Vargas will be the opponent he will face for the unclaimed championship that Shakur Stevenson lost at the scale four months ago.

Rey Vargas: Foster Knows I'm Not Just Anybody; Sure He Has Lost Plenty Of Sleep Being Nervous

By Keith Idec - O’Shaquie Foster has acknowledged that Rey Vargas is the most accomplished opponent of his 10-year professional career and undoubtedly a formidable foe. Vargas, an undefeated two-weight world champion, figures Foster is more concerned...