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Samuel Vargas

Samuel Andrés Vargas Ariza (born 12 April 1989) is a Canadian-Colombian professional boxer.

Professional career

Vargas turned professional in 2010 at the age of 20, scoring a technical knockout (TKO) victory against Todd Furler in Montreal, Quebec.[1]

He won the NCC Welterweight championship by defeating Manolis Plaitis in 2012.[2]

In 2013 he received NABA Canada super welterweight title after a TKO victory against Julius Bunda in Toronto, Ontario[3]

On 13 October 2016, it was announced that Vargas would face off against WBC welterweight champion Danny García at the Liacouras Center on 12 November. It was said that the fight would be a non-title ten-round fight.[4][5] Vargas lost via TKO in the seventh round.

On 25 July 2020, Vargas was the first boxer to go more than six rounds with undefeated prospect Vergil Ortiz Jr, losing by TKO in the seventh round.[6]

Vargas' next fight would be against undefeated Conor Benn in the Copper Box Arena in London on 10 April 2021. The fight lasted just 80 seconds, as Benn landed two right-left combinations which rocked Vargas, followed by a barrage of punches and a hard uppercut on the ropes that saw the bout stopped, resulting in Vargas' seventh professional loss.[7] On March 13, 2022, Vargas announced his retirement from boxing.[8]

Personal life

Vargas currently resides in Toronto, Ontario.[9]

Championships and accomplishments

Professional boxing record

References

  1. ^ Athletes — Lee Baxter Management
  2. ^ Colombian Welterweight Samuel Vargas New Canadian Champ – Fight Network
  3. ^ Arizona Boxing News & Notes With Don Smith: Vargas Takes Shot at Claggett, Ready for Rivera
  4. ^ PBC (13 October 2016). "Danny Garcia faces Samuel Vargas in non-title bout before Keith Thurman unification". WBN - World Boxing News. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Danny Garcia to face Samuel Vargas Nov. 12 - The Ring". The Ring. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Ortiz continues rise, stops Vargas by TKO in 7th". ESPN.com. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Benn stuns Vargas with first-round KO". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Przemyslaw Runowski defeated Samuel Vargas who then retired in Toronto - The 13th Round". www.the13thround.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  9. ^ Smith, Shawn (10 August 2015). "From Colombia to Canada, Samuel Vargas fights for a better life". Boxing Monthly. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Canadian Boxing Federation Welterweight Championship history".
  11. ^ "NABA Welterweight Championship history".

External links

Boxing record for Samuel Vargas from BoxRec (registration required)