Jessie Vargas now holds the World Boxing Organization’s welterweight title. He’s hoping to defend it soon against the person who previously held it. That’s because the belt belonged to Timothy Bradley before. Bradley vacated it rather than have a...
In 2009 Mauricio Herrera defeated Ruslan Provodnikov in Las Vegas in a bout that aired on ESPN Friday Night Fights. Herrera's victory over Provodnikov was a narrow points win and after his technical decision victory over Hank Lundy this past Saturday...
Jessie Vargas has shown patience in the past, but did so with the hope of bigger things to come in his promising career. Now comes the hard part—having to sit on a loss while unsure of what the immediate future holds. Attempting to control his ow...
Hall of Fame retired referee Joe Cortez believes a rematch is in order for the welterweight fight between Timothy Bradley and Jessie Vargas, which took place last month for the vacant WBO championship at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. B...
The World Boxing Organization has rejected the idea of ordering an immediate rematch of last month's welterweight fight between Timothy Bradley and Jessie Vargas. The fight took place on June 27th at the StubHub Center in Carson and saw Bradley w...
HBO Boxing ended the first half of 2015 on a high note, with Timothy Bradley Jr. earning a unanimous decision in a strong performance—despite a chaotic ending—versus previously unbeaten Jessie Vargas. The June 27 doubleheader at the StubHub Center in...
Jessie Vargas (26-1, 9KOs) felt the referee, Pat Russell, jumped in early to stop his fight because he feared for the safety of former two division world champion Timothy Bradley. They fought last night at the StubHub Center in Carson, California....
New Jersey boxing commissioner Larry Hazzard doesn’t think his fellow regulators in California should change the result of the Timothy Bradley-Jessie Vargas fight to a no-contest. Vargas and his handlers have urged California State Athletic Commis...
WBO interim-welterweight champion Timothy Bradley has rejected the claim being made by Jessie Vargas, who says Bradley admitted defeat after their contest on Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. There was controversy at the...
Sometimes a controversy really isn’t much of one but the perception of controversy makes a fight more memorable than it would have been without it. That happened Saturday night. With less than ten seconds to go, referee Pat Russell mistook the...
Jessie Vargas and his team members plan to file a petition with the California State Athletic Commission to get Saturday's fight with Timothy Bradley changed to a non-contest due to the mishap in the twelfth round with referee Pat Russell at the Stub...
Jessie Vargas is planning to file a protest over Saturday's HBO televised outcome against former two-division champion Timothy Bradley. They clashed before a crowd of 4,711 in attendance at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. The scores were 11...