It was said that Vargas would headline the card, which would include the likes of Jarrell Miller, Artur Beterbiev and Danny Roman. Vargas was knocked down twice in the first round, he was able to fight his way back by knocking down Trinidad in the fourth round until finally being knocked out in the 12th and final round. [21][22] Vargas fought on May 5, 2012 on the Mayweather vs. Cotto undercard defeating Steve Forbes (35–10, 11 KOs) after 10 rounds. Vargas thought he had done enough to retain his title, after the first score of 114–113 was read, he climbed on to the corner raising his arms in the air, only for Pacquiao to be read out the eventual victor. Novikov said in regards to the drug testing, “I don’t mind any type of testing. TMG Entertainment and Univision. [96], On July 17, 2018 at an official press conference, it was announced that Vargas had signed a multi fight deal with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing USA, which would see him fight exclusively on DAZN. After his knockout win over Fitz Vanderpool on July 26, 2003, he stood in a corner and yelled "I love you guys!" to his fans. HBO's Harold Lederman had it a 94–94 draw. He is a former world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBA (Regular) and IBO super lightweight titles in 2014, and the WBO welterweight title in 2016. In 1992, he won the 132 lb. I was on weight early for my last fight. [68] The fight averaged 726,000 viewers on HBO, peaking at 848,000 viewers.
In their highly anticipated July 15, 2006 rematch, Vargas was stopped in the 6th round via TKO. [10], On February 24, 2011 Vargas fought at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California against journeyman Cristian Favela (19–31–7, 10 KOs). The people who are winning fights should win them fairly.”[44] In what was said to be another controversial decision, Vargas retained his WBA title after 12 rounds. Forbes was a late replacement for Alfonso Gómez, who withdrew with back spasms. If he really wants to fight Floyd then he has to fight me first. "[47][48] ESPN reported that Vargas earned $125,000 and Novikov earned a $105,000 purse. Vargas seemed to have picked up in the middle rounds, but it was Pacquiao who was the more dominant one throughout the 12-rounds. However the fight was postponed after it was discovered during a routine blood test that Vargas was suffering from a severe iron deficiency. Part of the deal would have been that Vargas sign a multi-fight deal with Golden Boy, a similar offer which was also rejected by Mikey Garcia and Errol Spence.
[91][92], The attendance for the event was 13,964. "[35], On January 30, 2014 it was announced that Vargas would get his first opportunity to fight for a world title on the Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley II PPV card on HBO on April 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Nevada. Fernando Javier Vargas (born December 7, 1977) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2007. 2000 kam es zum Kampf gegen den ungeschlagenen Félix Trinidad, der umstritten gegen de la Hoya gewonnen hatte. In the later rounds I let him come at me and was looking for the counterpunch." After a steady first round, Pacquiao woke the crowd up in the second round when he hit Vargas with a straight left hand that put him on the mat. One judge had Vargas winning the fight 86-85.
It was said that Vargas would headline the card, which would include the likes of Jarrell Miller, Artur Beterbiev and Danny Roman. Vargas was knocked down twice in the first round, he was able to fight his way back by knocking down Trinidad in the fourth round until finally being knocked out in the 12th and final round. [21][22] Vargas fought on May 5, 2012 on the Mayweather vs. Cotto undercard defeating Steve Forbes (35–10, 11 KOs) after 10 rounds. Vargas thought he had done enough to retain his title, after the first score of 114–113 was read, he climbed on to the corner raising his arms in the air, only for Pacquiao to be read out the eventual victor. Novikov said in regards to the drug testing, “I don’t mind any type of testing. TMG Entertainment and Univision. [96], On July 17, 2018 at an official press conference, it was announced that Vargas had signed a multi fight deal with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing USA, which would see him fight exclusively on DAZN. After his knockout win over Fitz Vanderpool on July 26, 2003, he stood in a corner and yelled "I love you guys!" to his fans. HBO's Harold Lederman had it a 94–94 draw. He is a former world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBA (Regular) and IBO super lightweight titles in 2014, and the WBO welterweight title in 2016. In 1992, he won the 132 lb. I was on weight early for my last fight. [68] The fight averaged 726,000 viewers on HBO, peaking at 848,000 viewers.
In their highly anticipated July 15, 2006 rematch, Vargas was stopped in the 6th round via TKO. [10], On February 24, 2011 Vargas fought at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California against journeyman Cristian Favela (19–31–7, 10 KOs). The people who are winning fights should win them fairly.”[44] In what was said to be another controversial decision, Vargas retained his WBA title after 12 rounds. Forbes was a late replacement for Alfonso Gómez, who withdrew with back spasms. If he really wants to fight Floyd then he has to fight me first. "[47][48] ESPN reported that Vargas earned $125,000 and Novikov earned a $105,000 purse. Vargas seemed to have picked up in the middle rounds, but it was Pacquiao who was the more dominant one throughout the 12-rounds. However the fight was postponed after it was discovered during a routine blood test that Vargas was suffering from a severe iron deficiency. Part of the deal would have been that Vargas sign a multi-fight deal with Golden Boy, a similar offer which was also rejected by Mikey Garcia and Errol Spence.
Sounded like the bell to me. The knockdown set the tone for the rest of the fight which had action back and forth. Vargas did not look as though he wanted to end the fight via stoppage. When order was restored it was ruled that the referee's mistake was impossible to fix and the fight would go to the scorecards. Hearn told Sky Sports he had "offered a huge amount of money" to make the fight happen and while he conceded Brook might have to travel to America, Vargas insists he was willing to cross the Atlantic. Nach dem Kampf wurde er zudem positiv auf die Einnahme des Steroides Stanozolol getestet und für neun Monate gesperrt, zudem musste er eine Geldstrafe in Höhe von 100.000 Dollar zahlen.
