Rey Vargas

Rey Geovani Vargas Roldán (born November 25, 1990) is a Mexican professional boxer who has held the WBC super bantamweight title from 2017 to 2020.

Amateur career[]

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Vargas won 7 national championships in Mexico as an amateur, as well as a gold medal in the 2009 Panamerican Championships. He competed in the 2009 World Championships but was defeated by Luke Campbell in the first round.

Professional career[]

Vargas debuted as a professional in May 2010. He won the IBF Youth title in his 11th fight. Vargas won 15 of his first 16 fights by way of knockout. The first fighter to go the distance with him since his second fight was Yuki Murai. In March 2014, Vargas was knocked down for the first time against Sylvester Lopez. Vargas went down in round 2 but won the bout after Lopez suffered an injury and was unable to continue. The two rematched on November of that same year, Vargas won the second fight with a round 8 TKO.^[1] Vargas went down once again in round 2 of an eight-round fight against Lucian González, after an overhand right. Vargas was able to survive and get the unanimous decision (78-73, 78–74, 77-75).^[2]

In June 2016, Vargas won a shut-out unanimous decision (120-108, 120–108, 120-108) over Alexis Kabore. With the win, Vargas became the mandatory challenger to the WBC's super bantamweight titlist, Hugo Ruiz.^[3] In September 2016, Vargas defeated former WBA super flyweight champion Alexander Muñoz with a 5th-round TKO. Muñoz went down four times until the referee finally stopped the contest.^[4]

On 25 February 2017, he faced Gavin McDonnell for the vacant WBC super bantamweight title.^[5] The title fight took place in Hull, England.^[6] Vargas established control of the fight early on, using his length and head movement to keep the hometown fighter at bay, while landing short combinations. McDonnell attempted to rally back during the later rounds, but he was ultimately unable to turn the scorecards around. Vargas won a majority decision (117-111, 116–112, 114-114) to become a world champion.^[7]

Vargas' first defense would come on the Cotto-Kamegai undercard at the StubHub Center, against Ronny Rios. Vargas was also able to out-box Rios, controlling the bout by fighting at range. Vargas won via unanimous decision (118-110, 118–110, 115-113).^[8] Vargas made a second defense against Oscar Negrete in another Miguel Cotto undercard, in this case his farewell bout against Sadam Ali. The match was in December 2017 at Madison Square Garden, and was televised on HBO. Vargas was cut twice by headbutts but used his length effectively to cruise to a wide unanimous decision (119-109, 119–109, 120-108).^[9]

Professional boxing record[]

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
35	Win	35–0	Leonardo Baez	UD	10	6 Nov 2021	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
34	Win	34–0	Tomoki Kameda	UD	12	13 Jul 2019	Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S.	Retained WBC super bantamweight title
33	Win	33–0	Franklin Manzanilla	UD	12	9 Feb 2019	Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, U.S.	Retained WBC super bantamweight title
32	Win	32–0	Azat Hovhannisyan	UD	12	12 May 2018	Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.	Retained WBC super bantamweight title
31	Win	31–0	Oscar Negrete	UD	12	2 Dec 2017	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, U.S.	Retained WBC super bantamweight title
30	Win	30–0	Ronny Rios	UD	12	26 Aug 2017	StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S.	Retained WBC super bantamweight title
29	Win	29–0	Gavin McDonnell	MD	12	25 Feb 2017	Hull Arena, Hull, England	Won vacant WBC super bantamweight title
28	Win	28–0	Alexander Muñoz	TKO	5 (12), 2:22	3 Sep 2016	Deportivo Zaragoza, Atizapán, Mexico	Won vacant WBC International Silver super bantamweight title
27	Win	27–0	Alexis Kabore	UD	12	11 Jun 2016	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
26	Win	26–0	Christian Esquivel	TKO	3 (8), 1:01	27 Feb 2016	Honda Center, Anaheim, California, U.S.
25	Win	25–0	Lucian González	UD	8	5 Sep 2015	Feria de San Isidro, Metepec, Mexico
24	Win	24–0	Eduardo Mancito	UD	10	23 May 2015	Feria de San Isidro, Metepec, Mexico
23	Win	23–0	Néstor Panigua	TKO	2 (12), 1:17	24 Jan 2015	Centro de Convenciones, Ixtapa, Mexico	Won vacant WBC International Silver super bantamweight title
22	Win	22–0	Sylvester Lopez	TKO	8 (12), 2:12	1 Nov 2014	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico	Retained WBC Youth Silver super bantamweight title
21	Win	21–0	Daniel Ferreras	TKO	2 (10)	23 Aug 2014	Convention Center Surman Villa de las Flores, Coacalco, Mexico	Retained WBC Youth Silver super bantamweight title
20	Win	20–0	Vergel Nebran	TKO	6 (10), 2:34	14 Jun 2014	Explanada Municipal, Tlalnepantla, Mexico	Retained WBC Youth Silver super bantamweight title
19	Win	19–0	Sylvester Lopez	RTD	7 (10)	15 Mar 2014	Estadio de Beisbol, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
18	Win	18–0	Ernie Sánchez	UD	10	21 Dec 2013	Gimnasio Rodrigo M. Quevedo, Chihuahua, Mexico	Retained WBC Youth Silver super bantamweight title
17	Win	17–0	Yuki Murai	UD	10	26 Oct 2013	Deportivo Agustín Ramos Millán, Toluca, Mexico	Won vacant WBC Youth Silver super bantamweight title
16	Win	16–0	Juanito Rubillar	KO	4 (8), 2:58	24 Aug 2013	StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S.
15	Win	15–0	Cecilio Santos	KO	2 (10)	8 Jun 2013	Monumental Villa Charra, Tijuana, Mexico
14	Win	14–0	Seizo Kono	TKO	3 (10), 2:22	27 Apr 2013	Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico	Won vacant WBC Youth Intercontinental super bantamweight title
13	Win	13–0	Marcos Cárdenas	TKO	5 (8), 1:41	22 Dec 2012	Auditorio Bicentenario, Morelia, Mexico
12	Win	12–0	Luis Lugo	TKO	5 (10), 2:47	2 Jun 2012	Coliseo Olímpico de la UdeG, Guadalajara, Mexico
11	Win	11–0	Gabriel Aguillón	TKO	1 (10), 1:17	25 Feb 2012	Coliseo Olímpico de la UdeG, Guadalajara, Mexico	Won vacant IBF Youth super bantamweight title
10	Win	10–0	Rene Vázquez	TKO	2 (6), 0:26	23 Jul 2011	Coliseo Olímpico de la UdeG, Guadalajara, Mexico
9	Win	9–0	Jorge Morales	TKO	2 (6)	25 Mar 2011	Arena Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico
8	Win	8–0	Mario Alberto García	TKO	3 (8), 2:22	26 Feb 2011	Poliforum Zamna, Mérida, Mexico
7	Win	7–0	Jesus Santillan	TKO	7 (8)	22 Jan 2011	Arena Neza, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
6	Win	6–0	Jorge Otocani Reynoso	TKO	1 (6), 2:07	6 Nov 2010	Poliforum Zamna, Mérida, Mexico
5	Win	5–0	Fabian Ruiz	KO	1 (6), 2:23	2 Oct 2010	Coliseo Olímpico de la UdeG, Guadalajara, Mexico
4	Win	4–0	Jose Luis Medellin	TKO	2 (4)	4 Sep 2010	Arena Solidaridad, Monterrey, Mexico
3	Win	3–0	Juan Antonio Duque	TKO	2 (4)	21 Aug 2010	Arena Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico
2	Win	2–0	Hector Esnar Bobadilla	UD	4	29 May 2010	Arena Tecate, Guadalajara, Mexico
1	Win	1–0	Claudio Palacios	KO	1 (4)	10 Apr 2010	Palenque de la Feria, Durango, Mexico

See also[]

• List of super bantamweight boxing champions
• List of WBC world champions
• List of Mexican boxing world champions

References[]

External links[]

• Boxing record for Rey Vargas from BoxRec