Even though he never tasted the canvas, Vargas was stopped by Mosley Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. The end came when referee Joe Cortez stopped the bout in the tenth round of a scheduled twelve round WBA elimination clash. Cortez called a halt to the proceedings after Vargas' left eye had swollen shut and he determined that Vargas was absorbing too much punishment to the eye read more ...

In a crossroads battle between former champions, Shane Mosley (41-4, 35 KOs) was able to shut the left eye of Fernando Vargas (26-2, 22 KOs) convincing referee Joe Cortez waved off a close fight in round ten on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Mosley's edge in speed was evident early on, causing Vargas left eye to quickly swell. Vargas, the natural 154-pounder was able to rough up Shane and land effectively to the read more ...

Ferocious Fernando Vargas weighed in at 153.5 and Sugar Shane Mosley weighed in at 152 for their pay-per-view showdown tomorrow night in Las Vegas. Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson was unable to make weight for his bout with WBO bantamweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez. Johnson weighed in at 119.5 while the champion made weight at 117.5. The bout has now been changed to a twelve round non-title affair read more ...

On Saturday, "Ferocious" Fernando Vargas and "Sugar" Shane Mosley will finally clash in a highly anticipated 12-round junior middleweight showdown at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Vargas and Mosley shook hands at the press conference on Wednesday agreeing to a $100,000 bet with the condition that the winner of the wager has to score a knockout to collect. "He says he is going to knock me out and I have been telling read more ...

Former world champions Fernando Vargas and Shane Mosley held a press conference on Tuesday at Universal Studios City Walk in Los Angeles in advance of their February 25 twelve-round crossroads bout, which will take place on at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Both Vargas (26-2, 22 KOs) and Mosley (41-4, 35 KOs) already looked to be in tremendous shape for the bout read more ...

Head trainer Danny Smith can’t help but get excited when talking about Fernando Vargas’ progress in training camp: “Fernando’s confidence is much higher than it was prior to the last two fights. He’s made some adjustments to his training and to his approach. He’s become ‘Old School’. He doesn’t [even] run on the treadmill any longer. He’s gone back to outdoor workouts” . . . Vargas (26-2, 22 KO’s) selected Ojai, CA read more ...

"This is as exciting an event as you can get in boxing," said Kathy Duva, CEO of Main Events. "Not only do you have two of the sport's biggest names, but you have quite a 'Round Robin' circle. Mosley defeated De La Hoya and De La Hoya beat Vargas, while Vargas beat Wright and Wright defeated Mosley. This is an intriguing, evenly-matched showdown." read more ...