Can Rey Vargas fill the void left by Marquez?

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By Gerardo Granados: This Saturday night on August 26 at the StubHub Center, Carson, California, the newly crowned WBC super-bantam belt holder Rey Vargas will make his first defense against Ronny Rios. Last February, Rey won his title against Gavin McDowell showing good skills and ring smarts to control the fight in which he even made remember Ricardo Finito Lopez.

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Castellanos destroys Rios; Orozco decisions Forbes

riosBy Jim Dower: Former World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver super featherweight champion Robinson Castellanos (20-10, 13 KOs) made easy work of Ronny Rios (23-1, 10 KOs) last night in halting him in the 5th round of a one-sided fight at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif.

Castellanos, 32, knocked Rios down in the 2nd round. In the 5th, Castellanos hurt Rios with a right hand to the head. Castellanos unloaded with a flurry of shots until Rios turned his back on him, causing the referee Ray Corona to halt the fight at 0:11 of the 5th.

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