Jessie Vargas

Jessie Vargas
Vargas in 2010
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Real name	Jessie Vargas
Nickname(s)	"La Nueva Generacion"
Rated at	Welterweight Light Welterweight
Height	5 ft 11 in (182 cm)
Reach	72 in (184 cm)
Nationality	Mexican, US American
Born	May 10, 1989 (1989-05-10) (age 22) Los Angeles, California
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	17
Wins	17
Wins by KO	7
Losses	0
Draws	0
No contests	0

Jessie Vargas (born May 10, 1989 in Los Angeles, California) is an undefeated Mexican-American boxer in the Light Welterweight division.^[1] Vargas is trained by Robert Alcazar and is signed to Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s boxing company, Mayweather Promotions.^[2]

Amateur career

Roger Mayweather has trained Vargas since he first laced on a pair of gloves at age eight and since he was ten years old Jessie has also been trained by former world champion Cornelius Boza Edwards.^[3]

Jessie had an impressive amateur career of 120–20. He was a two-time Mexican National Champion, a two U.S. Junior National Champion and was a member of the 2008 Mexican Olympic Team.^[4][5]

Professional career

In September of 2008, Vargas won his pro debut against the undefeated Joel Gonzalez by first round K.O.^[6]

Jessie became infamous when in a fight against Trenton Titsworth, Vargas was kissed on the neck and an enraged Vargas responded by hitting on the break. Titsworth was deducted two points, Vargas one.^[7][8]

In his twelfth fight he knocked out a former IBO Light Welterweight Champion Daniel Sarmiento of Argentina.^[9][10] The bout was the main event of FSN's Fight Night Club.^[11][12] In his next fight Vargas won a eight round unanimous decision against Mexican Ramón Montaño on the undercard of Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana.^[13]

On April 8, 2011 Jessie stopped former WBA Light Welterweight Champion, Vivian Harris. This bout was televised on TeleFutura.^[14]

Professional record

17 Wins (9 knockouts), 0 Losses 0 Draws[15]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	17–0–0	Josésito López	SD	10 (10)	September 17, 2011	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	16–0–0	Walter Estrada	KO	2 (10), (0:38)	July 8, 2011	Buffalo Bill Arena, Primm, Nevada
Win	15–0–0	Vivian Harris	RTD	1 (10), (3:00)	April 8, 2011	Buffalo Bill Arena, Primm, Nevada
Win	14–0–0	Cristian Favela	UD	8 (8)	February 24, 2011	Club Nokia, Los Angeles, California
Win	13–0–0	Ramón Montaño	UD	8 (8)	December 11, 2010	Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	12–0–0	Daniel Sarmiento	KO	1 (8), (1:31)	September 30, 2010	Club Nokia, Los Angeles, California
Win	11–0–0	Ernesto Zavala	KO	6 (6), (0:33)	June 24, 2010	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	10–0–0	Arturo Morua	TKO	6 (8), (1:20)	May 1, 2010	Club Nokia, Los Angeles, California
Win	9–0–0	Robert Luna, Jr.	TKO	1 (6), (1:56)	February 25, 2010	Club Nokia, Los Angeles, California	Luna Jr. was undefeated going in.
Win	8–0–0	Rickey Kinney	UD	4 (4)	January 29, 2010	Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	7–0–0	Travis Hartman	TKO	2 (6), (2:31)	December 2, 2009	Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	6–0–0	Raul Tovar	UD	6 (6)	September 19, 2009	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	5–0–0	Anthony Lenk	UD	6 (6)	April 17, 2009	Buffalo Bill Arena, Primm, Nevada	Lenk was undefeated going in.
Win	4–0–0	Antonio Sorria	UD	4 (4)	December 5, 2008	Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California
Win	3–0–0	Michael Lynks	RTD	2 (4), (3:00)	November 1, 2008	Home Depot Center, Carson, California
Win	2–0–0	Trenton Titsworth	UD	4 (4)	October 4, 2008	Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California
Win	1–0–0	Joel Gonzalez	KO	1 (4), (0:59)	September 5, 2008	Buffalo Bill Arena, Primm, Nevada	Professional debut.

References

1. ^ Jesse Vargas Talks Career, Training With Mayweather – Boxing News. Boxingscene.com (2010-02-05). Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
2. ^ Jesse Vargas guns out Sarmiento at Fight Night Club! » FightFan.com Boxing News. Fightfan.com (2010-10-01). Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
3. ^ Fischer, Doug. (2010-09-30) Mayweather, Boza Edwards have high hopes for Vargas. RingTV. Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
4. ^ USA vs. MEXICO DUAL – JANUARY 18 – SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. MAA Boxing. Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
5. ^ [1]^{[dead link]}
6. ^ BoxRec Boxing Records. Boxrec.com (2008-09-05). Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
7. ^ Jesse Vargas vs. Trenton Titsworth – Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
8. ^ Boxer Titsworth Kisses Opponent Then Gets KO’d. Sportsbybrooks (2008-11-12). Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
9. ^ Rosenthal, Michael. (2010-09-30) Vargas takes out Sarmiento in first round. RingTV. Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
10. ^ Jessie Vargas Destroys Pablo Sarmiento. Doghouseboxing.com (2010-10-02). Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
11. ^ Boxing – Vargas annihilates Sarmiento. Fightnews.com (2010-09-30). Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
12. ^ [2]^{[dead link]}
13. ^ BoxRec Boxing Records. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
14. ^ Boxing – Vargas to face Harris on April 8. Fightnews.com (2011-03-30). Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
15. ^ Vargas' Professional Boxing Record –. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-30.

External links

• Jessie Vargas on Twitter
• Jessie Vargas on Facebook
• Professional boxing record for Jessie Vargas from BoxRec

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Name	Vargas, Jessie
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Date of birth	May 10, 1989
Place of birth	Las Vegas, Nevada
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