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, in fact, retire should he defeat the 34 year-old Mayorga. To be exact, Vargas appears to be retiring not because he wants to, but rather because he’s no longer winning like was earlier in his career. Indeed, he’s lost his last two fights, both of them to Shane Mosley.

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 coming off losses where they were stopped and looked bad during the process. Strangely enough, the bout is going to be PPV, although I’m curious who – aside from a diehard boxing fa – would want to pay to see a bout between these two fighters.