Antonio Vargas
Born (1996-08-15) August 15, 1996
Houston, Texas, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Other namesNo Respect
Statistics
Weight(s)Bantamweight
Height5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm)
Reach66 in (168 cm)
StanceAmbidextrous
Boxing record
Total fights19
Wins17
Wins by KO9
Losses1
No contests1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2015 TorontoFlyweight

Antonio Vargas (born August 15, 1996) is an American professional boxer.

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

19 fights 17 wins 1 loss
By knockout 9 1
By decision 8 0
No contests 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
19 Win 17-1 (1) Mexico

Hernan Marquez

 UD 10 Oct 27, 2023 United States

Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, U.S.
18 NC 16-1 (1) Mexico

Francisco Pedroza Portillo

 NC-ND 3 (10) May 12, 2023 United States

Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, U.S.
17 Win 16-1 Venezuela

Michell Banquez

 TKO 6 (10) 2:38 Feb 25, 2023 United States

Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, U.S.

16 Win 15-1 Colombia

Jesus Martinez

TKO 3 (6) 2:59 Oct 15, 2022 United States Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, U.S.
15 Win 14-1 Mexico

Samuel Gutierrez Hernandez

 TKO 5 (6) 2:38 Aug 21, 2022 United States Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, U.S.
14 Win 13-1 Argentina

Daniel Alberto Coronel

TKO 4 (6) 3:00 Jul 23, 2022 United States Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, U.S.
13 Win 12-1 Nicaragua Juan Centeno UD 6 Feb 21, 2020 United States Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, USA
12 Win 11-1 Hungary Szilveszter Kanalas KO 1 (6), 2:38 Nov 23, 2019 United States Bryan Glazer Family JCC Auditorium, Tampa, Florida, USA
11 Loss 10-1 Mexico Jose Maria Cardenas KO 1 (8), 1:53 May 25, 2019 United States Osceola Heritage Park, Kissimmee, Florida, USA
10 Win 10-0 Argentina Lucas Rafael Baez KO 8 Feb 22, 2019 United States Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, USA
9 Win 9-0 United States Jorge Perez UD 8 Nov 16, 2018 United States Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, USA

Won Inaugural NABF Junior Bantam Title
8 Win 8-0 Mexico Felipe Rivas UD 6 Aug 28, 2018 Puerto Rico Cancha Ruben Zayas Montanez, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
7 Win 7-0 Mexico Aaron Lopez UD 6 Jul 28, 2018 United States Kissimmee Civic Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.
6 Win 6–0 Mexico Luis Saavedra UD 6 Feb 23, 2018 United States Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.
5 Win 5–0 United States Jonathan Garza UD 6 Nov 3, 2017 United States Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.
4 Win 4–0 Mexico Miguel Rebullosa TKO 2 (6), 1:11 Oct 13, 2017 United States A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 Mexico Leonardo Reyes UD 6 Jul 7, 2017 United States A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
2 Win 2–0 Puerto Rico Emilio Rivera KO 1 (4), 1:52 Apr 21, 2017 United States Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 Puerto Rico Jonathan De La Paz TKO 1 (4), 1:48 Feb 24, 2017 United States Tony Rosa Community Center, Palm Bay, Florida, U.S.

References

  1. ↑ "El olímpico estadounidense Antonio Vargas firmó con Top Rank - Top Rank Inc" (in Spanish). TopRank.com.
  2. ↑ "Antonio Vargas". Team USA.org. Archived from the original on July 27, 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Russian Takes Heavyweight Gold in Rio as Crowd Boos". Retrieved 2016-08-16.


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