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 to Mayorga. In the first round, Mayorga came out on fire, flurrying and tagging Vargas with numerous shots to the head, many of them connecting to the back of Vargas’ head. In the last portion of the round, Mayorga overwhelmed Vargas, who was covering up for dear life, and droped him to the canvas.
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Mayorga Vargas: Will The Weight Loss Effect Fernando?
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 along with stamina and youth. Though he’s not even 30, and relatively young in years, he’s like a fighter in his late 30s, ready for retirement.
Some of the wear and tear is just the natural course of aging, while others are due to the damage from having fought fierce battles with Oscar De La Hoya, Trinidad, Ike Quartey, Winky Wright and Shane Mosely, to name just a few. That’s not counting all his other fights as well as all the head shots he’s no doubt taken in the amateurs and while training for bouts. However, what I’ve left out, though, is Vargas’ tendency to balloon up in weight, often over 200 lbs, between fights. That’s a massive amount of weight for Vargas to take off each time he needs to fight. In the past, when he was fighting as a junior middleweight, he’d have to take off more than 50 lbs just to make weight.
Vargas Mayorga: Will Fernando Continue Fighting If He Wins?
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.
Vargas Mayorga on Saturday Night
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.
Vargas vs Mayorga Interviews
The following conversations with “El Feroz” Fernando Vargas and Ricardo “El Matador” Mayorga took place … read more