Antonio Vargas (boxer)
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| Born | August 15, 1996 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Bantamweight | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Reach | 66 in (168 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| No contests | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Antonio Vargas (born August 15, 1996) is an American professional boxer who has held the World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight title since May 2025.
Early life
Vargas was born in Houston, Texas to a Puerto Rican father 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 career
Vargas is scheduled to challenge Winston Guerrero for the interim WBA bantamweight title in Orlando, Florida on December 13, 2024.[4][5] Vargas won the fight by TKO in the 10th round.[6]
Professional boxing record
| 21 fights | 19 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 11 | 1 |
| By decision | 8 | 0 |
| No contests | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Win | 19–1 (1) | Winston Guerrero | TKO | 10 (12), 2:10 | Dec 13, 2024 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S. | Won interim WBA bantamweight title |
| 20 | Win | 18–1 (1) | Jonathan Rodriguez | RTD | 7 (12), 3:00 | Feb 24, 2024 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 17–1 (1) | Hernán Márquez | UD | 10 | Oct 27, 2023 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S. | |
| 18 | NC | 16–1 (1) | Francisco Pedroza Portillo | NC | 3 (10) | May 12, 2023 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Michell Banquez | TKO | 6 (10), 2:38 | Feb 25, 2023 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Jesus Martinez | TKO | 3 (6), 2:59 | Oct 15, 2022 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Samuel Gutierrez Hernandez | TKO | 5 (6), 2:38 | Aug 21, 2022 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Daniel Alberto Coronel | TKO | 4 (6), 1:24 | Jul 23, 2022 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Juan Centeno | UD | 6 | Feb 21, 2020 | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Szilveszter Kanalas | KO | 1 (6), 2:38 | Nov 23, 2019 | Bryan Glazer Family JCC Auditorium, Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
| 11 | Loss | 10–1 | Jose Maria Cardenas | KO | 1 (8), 1:53 | May 25, 2019 | Osceola Heritage Park, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Lucas Rafael Baez | KO | 2 (8), 2:08 | Feb 22, 2019 | Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Jorge Perez | UD | 8 | Nov 16, 2018 | Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. | Won vacant NABF (junior) bantamweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Felipe Rivas | UD | 6 | Aug 28, 2018 | Cancha Ruben Zayas Montanez, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Aaron Lopez | UD | 6 | Jul 28, 2018 | Kissimmee Civic Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Luis Saavedra | UD | 6 | Feb 23, 2018 | Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Jonathan Garza | UD | 6 | Nov 3, 2017 | Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Miguel Rebullosa | TKO | 2 (6), 1:11 | Oct 13, 2017 | A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Leonardo Reyes | UD | 6 | Jul 7, 2017 | A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Emilio Rivera | KO | 1 (4), 1:52 | Apr 21, 2017 | Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jonathan De La Paz | TKO | 1 (4), 1:48 | Feb 24, 2017 | Tony Rosa Community Center, Palm Bay, Florida, U.S. |
See also
- List of male boxers
- List of Mexican boxing world champions
- List of Puerto Rican boxing world champions
- List of world bantamweight boxing champions
References
- ^ "El olímpico estadounidense Antonio Vargas firmó con Top Rank - Top Rank Inc" (in Spanish). TopRank.com.
- ^ "Antonio Vargas". Team USA.org. Archived from the original on July 27, 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Russian Takes Heavyweight Gold in Rio as Crowd Boos". Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (9 November 2024). "Antonio Vargas faces Winston Guerrero for interim title at MVP 10 in Orlando in Dec". FIGHTMAG.
- ^ Staff, BoxingScene (8 November 2024). "Antonio Vargas and Winston Guerrero to contest interim title at Most Valuable Prospects 10". BoxingScene.com.
- ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (14 December 2024). "Antonio Vargas stops Winston Guerrero to claim interim title". FIGHTMAG.
External links
- Boxing record for Antonio Vargas from BoxRec (registration required)
- Antonio Vargas - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live
- Antonio Vargas at Olympedia