Samuel Vargas: record, next fight and profile →
If this seems familiar, it should. A fighter from Toronto spoke during a press conference Thursday in England about having more than enough time to prepare and all the motivation he needs to upset heavily favored Amir Khan.
The second fight of Amir Khan’s comeback figures to last longer than the first, but it doesn’t appear all that threatening, either. Promoter Eddie Hearn announced at a press conference Thursday in Birmingham, England, that Khan will face Samuel Vargas on September 8 at Arena Birmingham.
TORONTO, ON—In a fight that more than lived up to its billing, Samuel Vargas and Ali Funeka went to war for ten rounds at the Brampton Powerade Centre on Saturday night. Ultimately, it was Vargas who came out on top with a majority decision, but Funeka showed he had plenty left to give at 39 years of age. Judges scored the bout 95-95, 98-92 and 97-93, but to most in attendance and watching live on FITE, it was a clear and decisive win for the hometown favorite.
TORONTO, ON-- Samuel Vargas has been on boxing's biggest stage, and he's determined to prove that he still belongs there. On August 19, Vargas steps up in one of the biggest fights of his career, as he battles Ali Funeka in the main event of Lee Baxter Promotions' second event at the Brampton Powerade Centre.
Photo Gallery of Danny Garcia vs. Samuel Vargas Fight - PHILADELPHIA - Undefeated world champion Danny "Swift" Garcia (33-0, 19 KOs) put on a show for fans in his hometown Saturday night as he dropped and stopped Colombia's Samuel Vargas (25-3-1, 13 KOs) on his way to a seventh round TKO victory in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on Spike from Temple University's Liacouras Center in Philadelphia.
Samuel Vargas’ seventh-round technical knockout loss to Danny Garcia this past Saturday wasn’t the first time he’d been stopped — there had also been a four-round TKO loss to Errol Spence in April 2015.
By David P. Greisman - Danny Garcia got the tune-up fight he wanted, taking target practice and taking out Samuel Vargas with a seventh-round technical knockout. It was all to set up a fight with Keith Thurman in March, though Garcia and Thurman had their own confrontation in the ring after this bout. That's why this..
By Cliff Rold - To a certain segment of the fan base, the perception of control is everything. This has been a regularly disappointing year in boxing. Several big fights have fallen through or been delayed (with no guarantee they ever happen). The Heavyweight Champion of the World couldn’t hold himself together long enough to make a single title defense. Fans have been reduced to cheering in...
The weights are in for Saturday night, as undefeated world champion Danny "Swift" Garcia and Colombia's Samuel Vargas went face-to-face after they weighed-in for their Premier Boxing Champions on Spike main event showdown taking at the Temple University's Liacouras Center in Philadelphia.
Danny Garcia makes no apologies for his fight Saturday night. He has been criticized for facing Colombia’s Samuel Vargas at Temple University’s Liacouras Center in Philadelphia (Spike) in a tune-up for his March 4 showdown with Keith Thurman.