Jessie Vargas

Amateur Career

• Amateur Record: 120-20.
• 2-Time Mexican National Champion
• 2-Time U.S. Junior National Champion
• 2007 USA National Golden Gloves Silver medalist in Chattanooga (64kg):
  • Defeated Edgar Zubia PTS
  • Defeated Daniel O'Connor 5:0
  • Defeated Tahree Carroll 4:1
  • Lost to Brad Solomon 0:5
• 2007 AIBA World Championships participants in Chicago, United States (64kg):
  • Lost to Andrey Lukyanchuk (Ukraine) 14:19
• 2008 1st America´s Olympic Qualifer participant in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago (64kg):
  • Lost to Roniel Iglesias (Cuba) 8:25
• 2008 2nd America´s Olympic Qualifer participant in Guatemala City, Guatemala (64kg):
  • Defeated Carlos Sanchez (Ecuador) 9:6
  • Lost to Jonathan Gonzalez (Puerto Rico) 7:15

Regional & Minor Titles

• WBC Continental Americas welterweight title

Career Factoids

• Has a record of 4-1-0 (1 KO's) in world championship bouts.
• Has a record of 5-2-1 (2 KO's) against former or current world champions.
  • Won against Vivian Harris, Steve Forbes, Khabib Allakhverdiev, Antonio DeMarco & Sadam Ali.
  • Lost against Timothy Bradley Jr. & Manny Pacquiao.
  • Drew against Adrien Broner.

 

Preceded by: Khabib Allakhverdiev Regular Champion	WBA Light Welterweight Champion 2014 Apr 12 – 2015 Jun 27 Regular Champion Vacated	Succeeded by: Adrien Broner
Preceded by: Timothy Bradley Vacated	WBO Welterweight Champion 2016 Mar 6 – 2016 Nov 5	Succeeded by: Manny Pacquiao

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