BOXNEWS.com.ua - Boxing News - Fernando Vargas http://www.boxnews.com.ua/Boxer/1178/Fernando-Vargas Sun, 27 May 2012 10:19:43 +0300 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/img/photos/160/1178t.jpg http://www.boxnews.com.ua/Boxer/1178/Fernando-Vargas BOXNEWS.com.ua - Boxing News - Fernando Vargas http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/7773/2010-10-23/Boxer-Vargas-to-get-star-on-Las-Vegas-sidewalk In a town central to boxing lore, Fernando Vargas is expected to become the first fighter with a star on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars. Las Vegas Walk of Stars spokesman Pablo Castro Zavala says the 32-year-old retired fighter will receive a star on the walk Dec. 9. Zavala says a ceremony is planned at the Encore Las Vegas hotel-casino. The star will be placed that day somewhere on the Las Vegas Strip alongside the likes of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Emilio and Gloria Estefan Boxing Sat, 23 Oct 2010 12:55:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/6048/2009-11-01/Camacho-Beats-Campas-Fernando-Vargas-Next? Former junior middleweight champion Fernando Vargas (left) entered the ring and challenged Hector Camacho Jr last night after Camacho’s win over Yory Boy Campas. “El Feroz,” who looked to be quite a bit over his fighting weight, would be returning to the ring for the first time in over two years Boxing Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:17:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3798/2007-11-24/Mayorga-retires-Vargas- In his best performance in years, Ricardo "El Matador" Mayorga (28-6-1, 22 KOs) sent "Ferocious" Fernando Vargas (26-5, 22 KOs) into retirement with a twelve round majority decision on Friday night at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. Mayorga tried to bum rush Vargas early and was clearly winning the round when he dropped Vargas at the end of round one. Mayorga wobbled Vargas again in round two. Vargas was cut over the right eye Boxing Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:09:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3800/2007-11-24/Mayorga-Vargas-Speak- In a rare showing of humility and sportsmanship Ricardo Mayorga took the first opportunity during the post “BRAWL” press conference to approach his opponent Fernando Vargas and raise his hand in unity and declare “warrior, courageous!” Mayorga then proceeded to get on his knees in front of Vargas and apologize for the pre fight antics and outrageous verbal outbursts that have come to be the norm in the promotion of his fights Boxing Sat, 24 Nov 2007 18:21:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3796/2007-11-23/Vargas-164-Mayorga-164- Fernando Vargas 164 vs Ricardo Mayorga 164 Kermit Cintron 146.75 vs Jesse Feliciano 147 (IBF welterweight championship) Alejandro Garcia 154 Roman Karmazin 155 (Note: Karmazin has two hours to lose one pound) Boxing Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:54:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3784/2007-11-16/Vargas-rips-Mayorga- The trash talking between Fernando Vargas and Ricardo Mayorga - already high enough to be picked up on Richter scales along the San Andreas Fault in Southern California - appears to be escalating in advance of their "Day After Turkey Day" showdown as evidenced by Vargas' comments at Thursday's media workout that included this blast: "I don’t like anything about Mayorga. He has a face only a mother gorilla Boxing Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:39:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3610/2007-09-06/Vargas-Mayorga-bout-rescheduled The grudge bout between Fernando Vargas and Ricardo Mayorga will now take place in Los Angeles on Friday 23 November. It was orginally set for Saturday 8 September, but Vargas had to pull out because was suffering from anaemia. Blood tests revealed the American, who has had trouble making weight for recent fights, had an iron deficiency. Boxing Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:27:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3591/2007-08-26/Vargas-vs-Mayorga-Postponed- It's official. Los Angeles fight fans who had already purchased nearly $1 million worth of tickets to see "Ferocious" Fernando Vargas vs. Ricardo "El Matador" Mayorga at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Sept. 8 will have to wait for the bout to be rescheduled after a routine blood test by Vargas on Friday revealed a severe iron deficiency. Vargas' doctor ordered him to not participate in the highly anticipated match and to Boxing Sun, 26 Aug 2007 13:22:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3586/2007-08-23/Vargas-I-will-knock-him-out- Win or lose, former world champion Fernando Vargas confirmed that his highly anticipated September 8 SHOWTIME PPV clash against Ricardo Mayorga will be his final fight. "I won't fight again even for $100 million," 'El Feroz' stated, also revealing that he is currently at 170lbs. The bout is contracted at 162. Vargas said he has the advantage in that bout because he's already 1-0 against Mayorga, having landed a right hand and two Boxing Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:53:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3543/2007-07-26/Fernando-Vargas-Mayorga-Saw-Me-and-Ran That’s what happens when cats do stuff like that at a press conference. Did you think I was just going to sit there and take that? I was prepared for it. He’s a bully and that’s the way bullies act, when it is convenient for them to act like that. But I knew it was coming, so I took my glasses off. If I had them on when he tried to hit me, they would have gone to the Boxing Thu, 26 Jul 2007 13:28:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3526/2007-07-12/Full-Report-on-Vargas-Mayorga-Presser-Brawl The room was packed with media, and all went well until the trash-talking Mayorga approached the podium and Vargas immediately removed his sunglasses. Vargas initially maintained his composure while Mayorga repeatedly referred to him as “fatty” as well as other terms not normally deemed acceptable in public company Boxing Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:31:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3400/2007-05-14/Vargas-Mayorga-on-Sept-8? In an interview with David Lassen in the Sunday edition of the Ventura County Star, former world champion Fernando Vargas stated his last bout is tentatively set for Saturday, September 8th at a venue in Los Angeles. Vargas will not only be the headliner, but will serve as the promoter under his new promotional company, Vargas Entertainment Promotions. Word is Junior Middleweight Alfonso Boxing Mon, 14 May 2007 22:36:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3081/2006-12-23/BOXING-BUZZ-VARGAS-MAYORGA-IN-THE-WORKS-MOSLEY-CINTRON-DONE-JUAREZ-WITH-GOLDEN-BOY- Sources close to the situation have informed Boxingtalk.com that Don King and Shelly Finkel are working on a Fernando Vargas-Ricardo Mayorga HBO PPV in March or April. No date has been solidified as this goes to print, but evidently a deal is very close to being reached. As he first told Boxingtalk.com last week, former three division champion "Sugar" Shane Mosley will face IBF welterweight champion Boxing Sat, 23 Dec 2006 21:20:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2485/2006-03-21/Vargas-Mosley-II-is-on- On July 15th, Fernando 'El Feroz' Vargas (26-3; 22 KO's) will have an opportunity to avenge his TKO loss to 'Sugar' Shane Mosley (42-4; 36 KO's). Fightnews spoke to Shelly Finkel who confirmed, "The rematch between Fernando and Shane is a definite." Last month the two squared off in an extremely exciting and competitive matchup for a WBA junior middleweight title eliminator. In the 10th round, referee Joe Cortez stopped the bout Boxing Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:30:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2432/2006-02-26/Mosley-stops-Vargas- 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 Boxing Sun, 26 Feb 2006 10:42:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2433/2006-02-26/Mosley-Vargas-speak- 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 Boxing Sun, 26 Feb 2006 11:27:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2431/2006-02-25/Vargas-Mosley-make-weight 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 Boxing Sat, 25 Feb 2006 18:22:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2422/2006-02-23/The-$100-000-handshake- 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 Boxing Thu, 23 Feb 2006 14:56:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2405/2006-02-15/Feroz-Im-Ready- Former two-time junior middleweight champion Fernando Vargas has already made weight two weeks before his February 25 showdown against Sugar Shane Mosley in Las Vegas. Fernando had only this to say about his weight "I'm ready!" Photo taken at Fernando's camp by Rick Guzman Boxing Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:17:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2349/2006-01-25/Vargas-Mosley-LA-presser- 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 Boxing Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:24:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2334/2006-01-20/MOSLEY-VARGAS-CAMP-NOTES- 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 Boxing Fri, 20 Jan 2006 16:28:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2192/2005-11-23/Mosley-Vargas-at-Mandalay-Bay- "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." Boxing Wed, 23 Nov 2005 16:00:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/1815/2005-08-21/Vargas-outpoints-Castillejo It was a step toward re-establishing himself as the top 154-pound boxer, not a leap, but that was enough for Fernando Vargas. Although he didn't punctuate it with an exclamation mark, the former WBA and IBF junior middleweight champion sent a message with a 10-round unanimous Boxing Sun, 21 Aug 2005 12:43:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/1802/2005-08-17/Vargas-set-to-clash-with-Castillejo “Ferocious” Fernando Vargas has heard it all. He’s heard all the talk about how he is no longer a world class, pound-for-pound fighter, how he may no longer be a force at junior middleweight. But Vargas knows better. He knows that with his loyal team and fans always behind him, he can withstand any storm to revive his career and silence all the critics. “I’m still Feroz. Feroz will always be here,” said an energetic Vargas on a conference call Tuesday. “I’m a loyal person but I expect loyalty back. Boxing Wed, 17 Aug 2005 16:13:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/1800/2005-08-16/WE-WAIT-RESPONSE-FROM-VARGAS-AND-CASTILLEJO President of the WBC, Dr. Jose Sulaiman Chagnon, sent to boxers Fernando Vargas, from the United States and Francisco Javier Castillejo, from Spain, the following communication: “We would like to ratify that the Board of Governors of the WBC has approved your fight to be held on August 20 2005 as a final elimination bout, with the winner fighting for the WBC’s superwelterweight championship of the world” Boxing Tue, 16 Aug 2005 16:09:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/1678/2005-07-20/WBC-elevates-Vargas-Castillejo- The WBC Board of Governors has approved the fight between Fernando Vargas and Francisco Javier Castillejo, which will take place on August 20, as a final eliminator to determine the official challenger for the WBC's super welterweight title. The Board also decided that the winner of the August 13 bout Ricardo Mayorga and Michele Piccirillo for the vacant title must make his first title defense against the official challenger. The new champion will not be allowed to make any other optional defense Boxing Wed, 20 Jul 2005 13:52:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/1638/2005-07-13/Castillejo-Vargas-for-WBC-#1- WBC President Jose Sulaiman has announced that the winner of the Fernando Vargas-Javier Castillejo clash on August 20 in Chicago will be the mandatory WBC 154lb challenger. The week before, Ricardo Mayorga and Michele Piccirillo meet for the vacant title, which Castillejo was recently stripped of for opting to fight Vargas instead of Mayorga. So Castillejo, who has currently been dropped... Boxing Wed, 13 Jul 2005 15:41:00 +0300