Mayorga To Move Back Down To 147: “Im Coming After Cotto”

November 25th, 2007   Tags: Boxing, Ricardo Mayorga, Miguel Cotto  

Shortly after defeating Fernando Vargas on Saturday night and subsequently sending him into retirement, Mayorga, 34, announced that he’s moving back down to the welterweight division – 147 lbs – in hopes of fighting Miguel Cotto and Floyd Mayweather jr. On the surface, Mayorga seems almost delusional, as neither of these two fighters will likely […]

Mayorga Decisions Vargas

November 24th, 2007   Tags: Boxing, Fernando Vargas, Ricardo Mayorga  

Former light middleweight/welterweight champion Ricardo Mayorga pulled out a majority decision over boxing great Fernando Vargas last night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Vargas, 29, was knocked down in down in the 1st and 11th rounds, costing him the fight ultimately. The final judges’ scores were 114-112, 115-111 and 113-113, awarding the decision […]

Mayorga Vargas: Will The Weight Loss Effect Fernando?

November 23rd, 2007   Tags: Boxing, Fernando Vargas, Ricardo Mayorga  

If this bout had taken place in 2000, before Fernando Vargas (26-4, 22 KOs) had been stopped by Felix Trinidad in a war, I’d easily pick Fernando to defeat tonight’s opponent Ricardo Mayorga (28-6-1, 23 KOs). However, the 29 year-old Vargas isn’t nearly the same fighter he was then, having lost much of his quickness […]

Vargas Mayorga: Will Fernando Continue Fighting If He Wins?

November 22nd, 2007   Tags: Boxing, Fernando Vargas, Ricardo Mayorga  

Former two-time light middleweight champion Fernando Vargas (26-4, 22 KOs) is supposedly fighting for the last time on Saturday night against former welterweight/light middleweight champion Ricardo Mayorga (28-6-1, 23 KOs) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. However, there are many fans out there, including myself, who question whether the 29 year-old Vargas will, […]

Vargas Mayorga on Saturday Night

November 19th, 2007   Tags: Boxing, Fernando Vargas, Ricardo Mayorga  

Former welterweight/light middleweight champion Fernando Vargas (26-4, 22 KOs) will go up against former welterweight/light middleweight champion Ricardo Mayorga (28-6-1, 23 KOs) on Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Both fighters, unfortunately, are well past their prime, having dealt with weight issues (among other things) for the past few years. Both are […]

Vargas vs Mayorga

July 26th, 2007   Tags: Boxing, Fernando Vargas, Ricardo Mayorga  

The following conversations with “El Feroz” Fernando Vargas and Ricardo “El Matador” Mayorga took place at their Wednesday, July 25 press conference in New York. This is a follow-up to their July 11 press conference at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles in which a brawl broke out. The fight release follows the conversations. […]