Antonio Vargas (boxer)
Antonio Vargas (born August 15, 1996) is an American professional boxer.
| Antonio Vargas | ||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | No Respect | |||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Bantamweight | |||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 1⁄2 in (166 cm) | |||||||||||||
| Reach | 66 in (168 cm) | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
| Born | August 15, 1996 Houston, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||||
| Stance | Ambidextrous | |||||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Wins | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Vargas was born in Houston, Texas to a Puerto Rican father, José, 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 boxing record
| 6 fights | 6 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 |  Luis Saavedra |
UD | 6 | Feb 23, 2018 |  Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. |
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Jonathan Garza |
UD | 6 | Nov 3, 2017 | Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. |
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Miguel Rebullosa |
TKO | 1:11} | Oct 13, 2017 | A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Leonardo Reyes |
UD | 6 | Jul 7, 2017 | A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 |  Emilio Rivera |
KO | 1 (4), 1:52 | Apr 21, 2017 | Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. |
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| 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. |
Professional debut |
References
- "El olímpico estadounidense Antonio Vargas firmó con Top Rank - Top Rank Inc" (in Spanish). TopRank.com.
- "Antonio Vargas". Team USA.org. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "Russian Takes Heavyweight Gold in Rio as Crowd Boos". Retrieved 2016-08-16.
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