Antonio Vargas (boxer)
Antonio Vargas (born August 15, 1996) is an American professional boxer.
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| Nickname(s) | No Respect | ||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Bantamweight | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Reach | 66 in (168 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | August 15, 1996 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Ambidextrous | ||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Early life
Vargas was born in Houston, Texas to a Puerto Rican father, José, and a Mexican mother.[1] He was raised in Kissimmee, Florida.
Amateur career
Vargas won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in the flyweight event.[2]
He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, losing in the round of 16 to Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan.[3]
Professional boxing record
| 16 fights | 15 wins | 1 loss |
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| By knockout | 8 | 1 |
| By decision | 7 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | |
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| 16 | Win | 15-1 | 
Jesus Martinez |
TKO | 3 (6) 2:59 | Oct 15, 2022 |  Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, U.S. |
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| 15 | Win | 14-1 | 
Samuel Gutierrez Hernandez |
TKO | 5 (6) 2:38 | Aug 21, 2022 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, U.S. |
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| 14 | Win | 13-1 | 
Daniel Alberto Coronel |
TKO | 4 (6) 3:00 | Jul 23, 2022 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, U.S. |
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| 13 | Win | 12-1 |  Juan Centeno |
UD | 6 | Feb 21, 2020 | Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, USA |
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| 12 | Win | 11-1 |  Szilveszter Kanalas |
KO | 1 (6), 2:38 | Nov 23, 2019 | Bryan Glazer Family JCC Auditorium, Tampa, Florida, USA |
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| 11 | Loss | 10-1 | Jose Maria Cardenas |
KO | 1 (8), 1:53 | May 25, 2019 | Osceola Heritage Park, Kissimmee, Florida, USA |
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| 10 | Win | 10-0 | Lucas Rafael Baez |
KO | 8 | Feb 22, 2019 | Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, USA |
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| 9 | Win | 9-0 | Jorge Perez |
UD | 8 | Nov 16, 2018 | Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, USA |
Won Inaugural NABF Junior Bantam Title |
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| 8 | Win | 8-0 | Felipe Rivas |
UD | 6 | Aug 28, 2018 |  Cancha Ruben Zayas Montanez, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico |
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| 7 | Win | 7-0 | Aaron Lopez |
UD | 6 | Jul 28, 2018 | Kissimmee Civic Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. |
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Luis Saavedra |
UD | 6 | Feb 23, 2018 | Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. |
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Jonathan Garza |
UD | 6 | Nov 3, 2017 | Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. |
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Miguel Rebullosa |
TKO | 2 (6), 1:11 | Oct 13, 2017 | A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Leonardo Reyes |
UD | 6 | Jul 7, 2017 | A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Emilio Rivera |
KO | 1 (4), 1:52 | Apr 21, 2017 | Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. |
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jonathan De La Paz |
TKO | 1 (4), 1:48 | Feb 24, 2017 | Tony Rosa Community Center, Palm Bay, Florida, U.S. |
References
- "El olímpico estadounidense Antonio Vargas firmó con Top Rank - Top Rank Inc" (in Spanish). TopRank.com.
- "Antonio Vargas". Team USA.org. Archived from the original on July 27, 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "Russian Takes Heavyweight Gold in Rio as Crowd Boos". Retrieved 2016-08-16.
External links
- Boxing record for Antonio Vargas from BoxRec (registration required)
- Antonio Vargas profile at Top Rank
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