
Miguel Berchelt Stops Francisco Vargas to Retain Title
Two years ago, Miguel Berchelt (36-1, 32 KOs) stopped then WBC champion Francisco Vargas (25-2-2, 18 KOs). On Saturday night he did it again.
Two years ago, Miguel Berchelt (36-1, 32 KOs) stopped then WBC champion Francisco Vargas (25-2-2, 18 KOs). On Saturday night he did it again.
Francisco "El Bandido" Vargas (25-1-2, 18 KOs), former WBC Super Featherweight World Champion of Mexico City, Mexico, defeated "Lightning" Rod Salka (24-5, 4 KOs).
Former pound-for-pound king and future Hall of Famer Roy Jones, Jr. will be the special VIP guest for the April 12 edition of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif.
Francisco "El Bandido" Vargas hosted a Los Angeles media workout ahead of his battle against "Lightning" Rod Salka (24-4, 4 KOs) in a 10-round super featherweight fight.
On Saturday, January 28, 2017, Miguel Berchelt (31-1, 28 KOs) scored an upset TKO victory against Francisco Vargas (23-1-2, 17 KOs) to capture the WBC Super Featherweight title in front of a sold-out crowd at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California.
On Saturday, January 28, 2017, Takashi Miura (31-3-2, 24 KOs) scored a hard-earned knockout victory against Mickey Roman (56-12, 43 KOs) at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California.
On Saturday, January 28, 2017, Francisco Vargas (23-0-2, 17 KOs) defends his WBC title against hard-hitting contender, Miguel Berchelt (30-1, 27 KOs).
On Saturday, January 28, 2017, Francisco Vargas defends his WBC title against Miguel Berchelt. Read on for Round By Round Boxing's staff predictions.
Check out the weigh-in results for Francisco Vargas and Miguel Berchelt ahead of their clash on Saturday night.
On Saturday, January 28, 2017, there will be two action-packed boxing cards featuring the rematch of Carl Frampton (23-0, 14 KOs) and Leo Santa Cruz (32-1-1, 18 KOs) and the return of Francisco Vargas against Miguel Berchelt (30-1, 27 KOs).
WBC Super Featherweight Champion Francisco "El Bandido" Vargas (23-0-2, 17 KOs) and Mexican brawler and WBO Interim Super Featherweight champion Miguel "El Alacran" Berchelt (30-1, 27 KOs) met yesterday for the final press conference before their bout on Saturday night.
As the boxing world prepares to witness the epic WBC Super Featherweight clash between Mexican warriors Francisco "El Bandido" Vargas (23-0-2, 17 KOs) and Miguel "El Alacran" Berchelt (30-1, 27 KOs), Golden Boy Promotions has announced a stacked undercard of fan favorite all-stars coming back in to action on Saturday, January 28 at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino and live streamed by Ring TV.
Fresh off back-to-back “Fight of the Year” performances, we look back at ring warrior Francisco Vargas highlights from 2015 vs. Takashi Miura and 2016 vs Orlando Salido.
Gervonta “Tank” Davis improved his record to 17-0, 16 KOs by defeating Jose Pedraza and winning his first world title Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
HBO BOXING AFTER DARK: FRANCISCO VARGAS VS. MIGUEL BERCHELT happens SATURDAY, January 28 live on HBO at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.