Antonio Vargas (boxer)
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| Nickname(s) | No Respect | |||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Bantamweight | |||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm) | |||||||||||||
| Reach | 66 in (168 cm) | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
| Born | August 15, 1996 Houston, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||||
| Stance | Ambidextrous | |||||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Wins | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | |||||||||||||
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Antonio Vargas (born August 15, 1996) is an American professional boxer.
Early life[]
Vargas was born in Houston, Texas to a Puerto Rican father, José, and a Mexican mother.[1] He was raised in Kissimmee, Florida.
Amateur career[]
Vargas won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in the flyweight event.[2]
He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, losing in the round of 16 to Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan.[3]
Professional boxing record[]
| 13 fights | 12 wins | 1 loss |
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| By knockout | 5 | 1 |
| By decision | 7 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | |
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| 13 | Win | 12-1 |  Juan Centeno
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UD | 6 | Feb 21, 2020 |  Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, USA
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| 12 | Win | 11-1 |  Szilveszter Kanalas
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KO | 1 (6), 2:38 | Nov 23, 2019 | Bryan Glazer Family JCC Auditorium, Tampa, Florida, USA
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| 11 | Loss | 10-1 |  Jose Maria Cardenas
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KO | 1 (8), 1:53 | May 25, 2019 | Osceola Heritage Park, Kissimmee, Florida, USA
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| 10 | Win | 10-0 |  Lucas Rafael Baez
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KO | 8 | Feb 22, 2019 | Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, USA
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| 9 | Win | 9-0 | Jorge Perez
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UD | 8 | Nov 16, 2018 | Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, USA
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Won Inaugural NABF Junior Bantam Title |
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| 8 | Win | 8-0 | Felipe Rivas
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UD | 6 | Aug 28, 2018 |  Cancha Ruben Zayas Montanez, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
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| 7 | Win | 7-0 | Aaron Lopez
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UD | 6 | Jul 28, 2018 | Kissimmee Civic Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Luis Saavedra
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UD | 6 | Feb 23, 2018 | Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Jonathan Garza
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UD | 6 | Nov 3, 2017 | Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Miguel Rebullosa
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TKO | 1:11} | Oct 13, 2017 | A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Leonardo Reyes
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UD | 6 | Jul 7, 2017 | A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Emilio Rivera
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KO | 1 (4), 1:52 | Apr 21, 2017 | Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jonathan De La Paz
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TKO | 1 (4), 1:48 | Feb 24, 2017 | Tony Rosa Community Center, Palm Bay, Florida, U.S.
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References[]
- ^ "El olímpico estadounidense Antonio Vargas firmó con Top Rank - Top Rank Inc" (in Spanish). TopRank.com.
- ^ "Antonio Vargas". Team USA.org. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Russian Takes Heavyweight Gold in Rio as Crowd Boos". Retrieved 2016-08-16.
External links[]
- Boxing record for Antonio Vargas from BoxRec (registration required)
- Antonio Vargas profile at Top Rank
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