Rey Vargas: record, next fight and profile →
WBC featherweight world champion Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo is not expecting a toe to toe fight when he makes a mandatory defense against former world champion Rey Vargas this Saturday, July 9 headlining live on Showtime from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas in a Premier Boxing Champions event.
WBC featherweight world champion Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo and former world champion Rey Vargas will collide this Saturday, July 9 headlining live on Showtime from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas in a Premier Boxing Champions event.
By Keith Idec - Mark Magsayo hopes he is wrong, but the unbeaten WBC featherweight champion expects that he’ll have to chase after Rey Vargas during their 12-round title fight Saturday night. Vargas’ history suggests that he won’t engage with a puncher like Magsayo, who will make the first defense of the 126-pound championship he won from Gary Russell Jr.
Former world champion and all-action fan-favorite Brandon “The Heartbreaker” Figueroa expects to showcase his power and speed when he moves up in weight and makes his 126-pound debut against Carlos Castro in a WBC Featherweight Title Eliminator that serves as the co-main event live on SHOWTIME Saturday, July 9 from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
WBC featherweight world champion Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo is gearing up for a showdown with former world champion Rey Vargas. One of them will lose their unbeaten record on Saturday, July 9 from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Showtime will televise the fight.
WBC Featherweight World Champion Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo will take on former world champion Rey Vargas in a battle of unbeatens that headlines action live on SHOWTIME Saturday, July 9 from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
(Video by Ryan Burton) - Rey Vargas Interview - Las Vegas, Nevada - In a high stakes junior middleweight fight, Sebastian Fundora (19-0-1, 13 KOs) got off the floor to stop Erickson Lubin (24-2, 17 KOs) in nine rounds. (photos by Ryan Hafey, Esther Lin)
Showtime and Premier Boxing Champions announced a much-discussed spring and early-summer schedule Tuesday. The loaded slate of fights includes seven PBC cards that’ll air live on Showtime and two Showtime Pay-Per-View events, which will feature Errol Spence Jr. and Gervonta “Tank” Davis. From March 26 through July 9, the PBC/Showtime schedule will be highlighted by seven world championship matches, including two title unification fights, and three title eliminators.
Rey Vargas is closing in on a shot at becoming a two-division titlist. BoxingScene.com has learned that Vargas is in advanced talks with WBC featherweight titlist Mark Magsayo. Once finalized, the fight is expected to land on a Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) in July.
Rey Vargas made the decision to sit back and allow another opponent to take place in the featherweight pecking order. His patience has paid off, as the unbeaten former junior featherweight titlist will now get his shot at becoming a two-division titlist.